Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 29.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 29.8% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Tanzania peaked at 29.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1997.
Tanzania ranks 54th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.1% | — |
| 1991 | 10.6% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +126.0% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 29.8% | +4.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 29.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 29.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +126.0% | 9.0% | 20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 9.0% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.6% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.1% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -55.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -54.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.05 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 Tanzania?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Tanzania was 29.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1997.
- How does Tanzania rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Tanzania ranks 54th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.