Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre was 8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,378 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5,890 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 5,464 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 4,851 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 4,937 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 5,063 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 5,007 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 5,334 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 5,706 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 5,451 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 5,390 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 5,254 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 5,216 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 4,532 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 4,390 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 4,378 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4,497 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4,508 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 4,424 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 4,536 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4,691 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 4,793 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5,126 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 5,004 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 5,129 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 5,471 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 5,731 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 5,973 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 6,101 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 5,969 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 6,229 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 7,250 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 6,913 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 6,789 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 7,085 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 7,233 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 7,350 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,506 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 7,708 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7,866 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7,239 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 7,678 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 7,932 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,300 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,851 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 5,890 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 4,712 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,378 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 5,390 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,399 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,691 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 6,101 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,193 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 6,229 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 7,866 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,741 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 7,239 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 594,129 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Slovenia 573,280 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Bangladesh 514,895 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 France 487,340 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Maldives 381,923 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Poland 368,570 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Slovakia 346,695 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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)
- 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) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,378 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.