Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in Western Africa
Western Africa: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in Western Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Western Africa stood at 8.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Western Africa peaked at 14.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2025.
Western Africa ranks 33rd of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More economy & growth data for Western Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.53 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 535,797 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,174 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,939 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 884,444 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ -23.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.28 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -31.89 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Western Africa?
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Western Africa was 8.7% 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2025.
- How does Western Africa rank for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a?
- Western Africa ranks 33rd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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