Industry (including construction), value added in South Africa
South Africa: Industry (including construction), value added was 24.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in South Africa stood at 24.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in South Africa peaked at 42.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2020.
That places South Africa 98th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.5% | — |
| 1961 | 32.7% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 32.9% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 34.2% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 34.8% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 33.4% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 33.8% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 32.5% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 33.4% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 35.3% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 36.0% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 37.1% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 39.8% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 42.4% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 40.8% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 39.1% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 38.0% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 36.7% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 36.3% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 35.8% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 31.9% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 29.9% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 28.6% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.6% | 32.5% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.8% | 32.5% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 35.8% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 27.7% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 24.9% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 23.5% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.3% | 25.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 95 El Salvador 24.5% compare
- 96 Uganda 24.3% compare
- 97 North Macedonia 24.1% compare
- 99 Türkiye 24.0% compare
- 100 Austria 24.0% compare
- 101 Côte d'Ivoire 23.9% compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,013 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,505 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 116,367 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in South Africa?
- Industry (including construction), value added in South Africa was 24.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- South Africa ranks 98th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.