Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Manufacturing, value added was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 2.3%.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 16.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -11.2%, in 1983.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 35 groups 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.
Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -7.2% | — |
| 1983 | -11.2% | +55.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -115.8% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +44.4% |
| 1986 | -1.1% | -143.8% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | -684.1% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | -4.5% | -164.2% |
| 1990 | -1.1% | -75.4% |
| 1991 | -2.5% | +129.3% |
| 1992 | -0.7% | -71.5% |
| 1993 | -8.4% | +1063.8% |
| 1994 | -3.1% | -62.5% |
| 1995 | -0.3% | -91.4% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -1109.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -90.2% |
| 1998 | -1.9% | -790.2% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -236.3% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -36.6% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +218.9% |
| 2003 | -2.4% | -134.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -233.4% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +108.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -49.1% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | -201.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -300.4% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +276.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -60.3% |
| 2013 | -1.8% | -127.7% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -342.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -51.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -24.4% |
| 2020 | -7.9% | -489.2% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -176.4% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -45.8% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -30.9% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +8.0% |
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% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | -1.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -7.9% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,610 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 161.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 16.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,610 current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,624 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 1983.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.