Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Sudan
Sudan: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 33.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 33.6% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.3% on the previous year and up 118.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Sudan peaked at 33.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1994.
Sudan ranks 39th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1961 | 11.8% | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 11.7% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 12.9% | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 13.0% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 15.4% | +28.5% |
| 1967 | 14.7% | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 14.4% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 13.6% | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 12.6% | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 11.9% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 12.3% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | +22.3% |
| 1983 | 14.2% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 13.0% | -17.2% |
| 1989 | 13.8% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | +43.4% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -18.3% |
| 2025 | 33.6% | +45.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 33.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 33.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +45.3% | 23.2% | 33.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 11.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 19.5% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 21.5% | 33.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 36 South Korea 34.3% compare
- 37 Peru 34.3% compare
- 38 Bangladesh 34.0% compare
- 40 Eswatini 33.6% compare
- 41 Bhutan 33.2% compare
- 42 South Sudan 33.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Sudan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -9.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 20.38 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.1146 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.88 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Sudan?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Sudan was 33.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1994.
- How does Sudan rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Sudan ranks 39th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.