Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Manufacturing, value added was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 2.3% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 16.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -11.2%, in 1983.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 33 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, 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
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 873.35 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 11.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,522 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 839.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,562 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 1983.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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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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.