Manufacturing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Manufacturing, value added was 9.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 17.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2025.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 11.9% | — |
| 1966 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 12.3% | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 13.7% | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 13.5% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 13.0% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 13.7% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 13.7% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 12.7% | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 13.9% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 13.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.0% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.1% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1486 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,159 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 226.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 255.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -4.92 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Manufacturing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern was 9.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2025.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.