Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 16.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -11.2%, in 1983.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -7.2% | — |
| 1983 | -11.2% | +55.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -115.8% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +44.3% |
| 1986 | -1.1% | -143.9% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | -683.0% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | -4.5% | -164.2% |
| 1990 | -1.1% | -75.2% |
| 1991 | -2.5% | +128.1% |
| 1992 | -0.7% | -71.5% |
| 1993 | -8.4% | +1058.9% |
| 1994 | -3.1% | -62.6% |
| 1995 | -0.3% | -91.1% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -1081.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -90.9% |
| 1998 | -1.9% | -854.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -236.3% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +33.6% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -35.9% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +218.2% |
| 2003 | -2.4% | -134.4% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -234.4% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +107.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -48.9% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | -200.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -300.9% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +276.4% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -60.4% |
| 2013 | -1.8% | -127.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -343.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -51.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -23.8% |
| 2020 | -8.0% | -487.2% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -176.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -45.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -30.9% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.8% | -11.2% | 7.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | -1.2% | -8.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -2.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | -1.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -8.0% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 1983.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.