Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a was 11.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in Southern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 11.3% for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Southern Africa peaked at 14.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2025.
That places Southern Africa 25th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.2% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.5481 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices -0.7455 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.74 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Southern Africa?
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Southern Africa was 11.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
- How does Southern Africa rank for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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