Mining and quarrying, value added (current US$) by country
Value added in mining and quarrying is defined as the value of output of the mining and quarrying industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Mining and quarrying is a subset of industry (ISIC 10-14). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Mining and quarrying, value added (current US$) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 59.88 billion current US$ in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 551.55 million current US$, and the mean is 7.01 billion current US$.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 36,538.8%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 61.1%).
Mining and quarrying, value added: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 59.88 billion current US$ | 2007 | up 301.4% | rising |
| 2 | Libya | 57.76 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 435.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 56.21 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 50.46 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,842.8% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 35.86 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 299.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Egypt | 17.10 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.73 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 1,273.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 10.25 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,201.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Congo | 9.98 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 531.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Gabon | 9.81 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 379.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Botswana | 5.39 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Morocco | 3.51 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 340.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Ghana | 3.10 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,137.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Chad | 2.27 billion current US$ | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 2.01 billion current US$ | 2007 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Mauritania | 1.60 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,075.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.39 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 303.2% | falling |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 1.26 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 21,218.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 1.20 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 139.2% | rising |
| 20 | Namibia | 1.19 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 180.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 1.11 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,010.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania | 798.43 million current US$ | 2011 | up 337.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 772.04 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,988.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Mali | 743.50 million current US$ | 2011 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 638.49 million current US$ | 2011 | up 344.3% | falling |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 464.62 million current US$ | 2011 | up 948.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Tunisia | 351.76 million current US$ | 2011 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Kenya | 232.19 million current US$ | 2011 | up 271.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Lesotho | 222.33 million current US$ | 2011 | up 19,041.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Niger | 171.20 million current US$ | 2003 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Senegal | 168.81 million current US$ | 2011 | up 206.4% | rising |
| 32 | Malawi | 143.23 million current US$ | 2011 | up 473.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 124.99 million current US$ | 2011 | up 571.3% | falling |
| 34 | Mozambique | 114.83 million current US$ | 2007 | up 965.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Togo | 108.79 million current US$ | 2011 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Liberia | 103.09 million current US$ | 2011 | up 36,538.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Rwanda | 79.89 million current US$ | 2011 | up 527.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Uganda | 44.31 million current US$ | 2011 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 28.17 million current US$ | 2003 | down 61.1% | rising |
| 40 | Gambia | 24.30 million current US$ | 2011 | up 626.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Benin | 15.02 million current US$ | 2010 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Madagascar | 13.28 million current US$ | 2009 | up 370.7% | flat |
| 43 | Eswatini | 11.00 million current US$ | 2011 | up 173.8% | falling |
| 44 | Burundi | 7.23 million current US$ | 2011 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Mauritius | 3.70 million current US$ | 2011 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 46 | Djibouti | 1.23 million current US$ | 2007 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Eritrea | 565,854 current US$ | 2009 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Seychelles | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 48 | Comoros | 0 current US$ | 2009 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 230.14 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 130.56 billion current US$
- North Africa 95.74 billion current US$
About this data
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 current U.S. dollars.