Value added, mining and quarrying (constant 2000 US$) by country
Value added in mining and quarrying is defined as the value of output of the mining and quarrying industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Mining and quarrying is a subset of industry (ISIC 10-14). Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Value added, mining and quarrying (constant 2000 US$) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 23.11 billion constant 2000 US$ in Algeria; the lowest is 147,042 constant 2000 US$ in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is 288.95 million constant 2000 US$, and the mean is 1.79 billion constant 2000 US$.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 6,773.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 90.6%).
Value added, mining and quarrying: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 23.11 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 10.23 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 9.16 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 4 | Angola | 6.04 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.71 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2008 | up 271.2% | rising |
| 6 | Sudan | 2.81 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Gabon | 2.59 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 8 | Botswana | 2.45 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Congo | 2.38 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Morocco | 1.15 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.13 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 152.8% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 951.42 million constant 2000 US$ | 2004 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Guinea | 664.32 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 14 | Namibia | 500.97 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 15 | Tanzania | 436.05 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Zambia | 361.33 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 136.9% | falling |
| 17 | Malawi | 309.94 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 1,185.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Togo | 307.92 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 623.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritania | 297.65 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 288.95 million constant 2000 US$ | 2008 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 257.15 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 541.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Tunisia | 165.91 million constant 2000 US$ | 2009 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Niger | 126.90 million constant 2000 US$ | 2003 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 118.99 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 225.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Kenya | 88.33 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 26 | Senegal | 87.57 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 27 | Lesotho | 58.13 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 4,324.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Mozambique | 52.09 million constant 2000 US$ | 2007 | up 685.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 42.23 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 31.62 million constant 2000 US$ | 2006 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 31 | Liberia | 30.28 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 6,773.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 26.61 million constant 2000 US$ | 2005 | up 199.2% | rising |
| 33 | Rwanda | 11.65 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Madagascar | 9.98 million constant 2000 US$ | 2009 | up 225.6% | rising |
| 35 | Benin | 6.21 million constant 2000 US$ | 2003 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritius | 2.78 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 52.5% | rising |
| 37 | Eswatini | 1.74 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 38 | Djibouti | 1.00 million constant 2000 US$ | 2006 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Eritrea | 147,042 constant 2000 US$ | 2009 | down 87.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 53.51 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 43.92 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 33.10 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 33.10 billion constant 2000 US$
- North Africa 9.59 billion constant 2000 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 constant 2000 U.S. dollars.