Industry (including construction), value added in South Asia
South Asia: Industry (including construction), value added was 25.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in South Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in South Asia stood at 25.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in South Asia peaked at 30.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1967.
That places South Asia 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.3% | — |
| 1961 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 20.0% | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 20.6% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 19.8% | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 18.5% | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 19.2% | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 19.9% | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 20.1% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 20.7% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 21.0% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 20.6% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 21.6% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 23.5% | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 24.3% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 25.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 25.4% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 26.0% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 26.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 26.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 26.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 26.7% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 26.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 25.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.8% | 18.5% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 20.1% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 24.8% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 25.8% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.0% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.5% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.9% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9136 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -2.4% (2025)
- Trade 44.6% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,241 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 587.10 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 686.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 2.10 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 2.28 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in South Asia?
- Industry (including construction), value added in South Asia was 25.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1967.
- How does South Asia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- South Asia ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.