Mining and quarrying, value added (constant LCU) by country

Value added in mining and quarrying is defined as the value of output of the mining and quarrying industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Mining and quarrying is a subset of industry (ISIC 10-14). Data are in constant local currency.

Countries reporting
45
Highest
2.64 trillion constant LCU
Equatorial Guinea
Lowest
0 constant LCU
Seychelles
Median
14.90 billion constant LCU
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,347

What the numbers show

Mining and quarrying, value added (constant LCU) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 2.64 trillion constant LCU in Equatorial Guinea; the lowest is 0 constant LCU in Seychelles.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.90 billion constant LCU, and the mean is 188.06 billion constant LCU.

Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 6,773.0%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 87.8%).

Mining and quarrying, value added: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Equatorial Guinea 2.64 trillion constant LCU 2008 up 271.2% rising
2 Guinea 1.22 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 23.1% rising
3 Cameroon 677.39 billion constant LCU 2004 down 10.5% volatile
4 Angola 557.77 billion constant LCU 2011 up 111.7% volatile
5 Gabon 536.08 billion constant LCU 2011 up 7.5% rising
6 Zambia 433.37 billion constant LCU 2011 up 136.9% falling
7 Congo 432.13 billion constant LCU 2011 up 21.9% volatile
8 Tanzania 411.18 billion constant LCU 2011 up 157.0% volatile
9 Sierra Leone 258.14 billion constant LCU 2011 up 155.6% rising
10 Togo 219.23 billion constant LCU 2011 up 623.0% volatile
11 Burkina Faso 176.65 billion constant LCU 2011 up 2,499.4% volatile
12 Cote d'Ivoire 129.50 billion constant LCU 2011 up 541.1% volatile
13 South Africa 99.42 billion constant LCU 2011 up 0.4% falling
14 Mauritania 95.33 billion constant LCU 2011 up 127.2% volatile
15 Algeria 94.66 billion constant LCU 2010 up 4.8% rising
16 Mali 87.97 billion constant LCU 2011 down 16.0% volatile
17 Democratic Republic of Congo 77.80 billion constant LCU 2011 up 152.8% falling
18 Uganda 69.75 billion constant LCU 2011 up 145.7% volatile
19 Senegal 68.00 billion constant LCU 2011 up 84.2% rising
20 Niger 60.20 billion constant LCU 2003 up 20.2% rising
21 Central African Republic 22.51 billion constant LCU 2006 up 0.5% falling
22 Egypt 18.53 billion constant LCU 2011 up 47.3% rising
23 Malawi 14.90 billion constant LCU 2011 up 1,185.0% volatile
24 Rwanda 14.46 billion constant LCU 2011 up 33.9% volatile
25 Morocco 12.62 billion constant LCU 2010 up 43.5% rising
26 Botswana 7.94 billion constant LCU 2011 up 7.3% volatile
27 Kenya 7.25 billion constant LCU 2011 up 47.4% rising
28 Burundi 4.85 billion constant LCU 2011 down 53.4% falling
29 Namibia 3.23 billion constant LCU 2011 up 41.1% rising
30 Sudan 2.99 billion constant LCU 2011 up 148.9% volatile
31 Ghana 2.12 billion constant LCU 2011 up 325.4% volatile
32 Mozambique 1.73 billion constant LCU 2007 up 685.0% volatile
33 Madagascar 1.50 billion constant LCU 2009 up 225.6% rising
34 Benin 1.42 billion constant LCU 2010 up 66.0% volatile
35 Liberia 1.24 billion constant LCU 2011 up 6,773.0% volatile
36 Ethiopia 977.80 million constant LCU 2011 up 225.3% volatile
37 Zimbabwe 735.72 million constant LCU 2011 down 0.6% rising
38 Gambia 579.61 million constant LCU 2011 up 660.4% volatile
39 Lesotho 520.37 million constant LCU 2011 up 4,324.3% volatile
40 Djibouti 121.97 million constant LCU 2006 up 22.3% volatile
41 Tunisia 115.27 million constant LCU 2009 down 12.3% volatile
42 Mauritius 88.13 million constant LCU 2011 down 52.5% rising
43 Eswatini 12.10 million constant LCU 2011 down 56.3% falling
44 Eritrea 1.42 million constant LCU 2009 down 87.8% volatile
45 Seychelles 0 constant LCU 2011 flat

About this data

Indicator
Mining and quarrying, value added (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 1,347 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Value added in mining and quarrying is defined as the value of output of the mining and quarrying industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Mining and quarrying is a subset of industry (ISIC 10-14). Data are in constant local currency.