Industry (including construction), value added in Uganda
Uganda: Industry (including construction), value added was 24.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 24.3% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Uganda peaked at 27.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1979.
Uganda ranks 95th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.8% | — |
| 1961 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 13.4% | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 12.1% | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 12.7% | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 11.7% | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 12.4% | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 11.9% | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 10.7% | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 7.4% | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | -26.7% |
| 1979 | 4.1% | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 6.7% | +50.6% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | +59.0% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -18.7% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 4.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 4.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 10.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.9% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 24.3% | 27.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 92 Cameroon 24.8% compare
- 93 Liberia 24.5% compare
- 94 El Salvador 24.5% compare
- 96 North Macedonia 24.1% compare
- 97 South Africa 24.1% compare
- 98 Türkiye 24.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 14.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,116 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 11.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,400 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 4.10 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 6.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7966 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Uganda?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Uganda was 24.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1979.
- How does Uganda rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Uganda ranks 95th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.