Industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Industry (including construction), value added was 35.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 35.9% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 57.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1986.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55.2% | — |
| 1976 | 57.6% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 55.4% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 50.4% | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 54.3% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 56.2% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 54.4% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 48.8% | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 42.9% | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 40.6% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 37.4% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 31.7% | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 32.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 49.8% | +46.8% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 37.4% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 35.9% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.6% | 50.4% | 57.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 31.7% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 34.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 38.8% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 34.4% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 32.9% | 43.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 35.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 1976.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1986.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.