Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre was 9,041 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 9,041 current US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 9,696 current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,058 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1986.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 43rd out of 47 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 (current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3,602 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 3,211 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 2,848 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 2,255 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 2,072 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 2,058 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 2,354 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 2,560 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 2,564 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 3,025 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 3,197 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 2,996 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 2,824 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 3,063 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 3,950 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 4,224 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 4,453 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 4,258 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 2,738 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 2,810 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,682 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2,731 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3,534 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 4,254 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 4,800 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 5,118 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 5,793 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 6,286 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 6,175 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 6,705 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 7,582 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 6,987 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 7,681 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 8,125 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 7,233 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 6,589 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 7,242 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 7,859 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 8,620 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 7,688 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 8,964 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 9,696 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 9,041 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,614 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,058 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,602 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 3,473 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,738 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,453 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,418 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,682 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,286 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,462 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,589 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,620 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,847 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,688 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,696 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 40 Portugal 385,518 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Spain 354,915 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Palestine, State of 340,349 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Viet Nam 333,737 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Faroe Islands 328,089 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 313,065 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 297,294 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- GNI 2.14 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,623 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,609 current US$ (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 1.0% (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 1.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 21.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 2.13 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 9,041 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9,696 current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,058 current US$ per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) 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 (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) 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.