Manufacturing, value added in Congo
Congo: Manufacturing, value added was 0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Congo, 1979–2020
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Congo is 0.7%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 128.3% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Congo peaked at 31.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, -18.8%, in 1997.
Congo ranks 133rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | -6.2% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.1% | -18.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 1.8% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -9.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,683 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.9% (2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 10.91 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,683 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 172.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 297.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 512.42 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Congo?
- Manufacturing, value added in Congo was 0.7% in 2020, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.8% in 1997.
- How does Congo rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Congo ranks 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.