Industry (including construction), value added in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Industry (including construction), value added was 29.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of peaked at 29.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1997.
Tanzania, United Republic of 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 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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% |
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 |
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- 51 Thailand 31.1% compare
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- 55 Mauritania 29.7% compare
- 56 Russian Federation 29.7% compare
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More economy & growth data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1826 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 233.35 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 38.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 39.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 582.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 743,848 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1997.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 54th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.