Manufacturing, value added in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Manufacturing, value added was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Africa Western and Central, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Africa Western and Central is 9.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Africa Western and Central peaked at 21.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2010.
Africa Western and Central ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 21.0% | — |
| 1982 | 20.4% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 19.2% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 942.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 19.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 794.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 807.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 4.6% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6205 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 368.43 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Africa Western and Central?
- Manufacturing, value added in Africa Western and Central was 9.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2010.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.