Services, value added in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Services, value added was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Africa Western and Central, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Africa Western and Central stood at 5.0%.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Africa Western and Central peaked at 15.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 2020.
Africa Western and Central ranks 13th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 3.3% | — |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -79.7% |
| 1984 | -2.0% | -400.9% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | -260.7% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -62.1% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +144.4% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -37.9% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +94.7% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -49.4% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -69.9% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +311.5% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +21.2% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +45.4% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +68.1% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -62.2% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +363.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -43.9% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -56.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +39.4% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -49.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -81.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -24.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +462.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | -3.8% | -221.2% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -203.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | -2.0% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 3.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 0.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -3.8% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,860 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added 528.98 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 423.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 23.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 196.30 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 198.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 9.9% (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices 1.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Africa Western and Central?
- Services, value added in Africa Western and Central was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 2020.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for services, value added?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.