Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 9.6%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 17.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2025.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.9% | — |
| 1982 | 17.2% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 14.5% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 15.9% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 16.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Manufacturing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 9.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.