Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Western Africa

Western Africa: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 81,321 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81,321 million USD
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
81,321 million USD
in 2023
All-time low
18,540 million USD
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Western Africa, 1970–2023

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019962023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices in Western Africa stood at 81,321 million USD. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices in Western Africa peaked at 81,321 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,540 million USD, in 1970.

That places Western Africa 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Western Africa, 1970 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1970 18,540 million USD
1971 18,698 million USD +0.9%
1972 20,257 million USD +8.3%
1973 24,353 million USD +20.2%
1974 24,622 million USD +1.1%
1975 27,999 million USD +13.7%
1976 32,646 million USD +16.6%
1977 35,351 million USD +8.3%
1978 38,432 million USD +8.7%
1979 40,564 million USD +5.5%
1980 45,480 million USD +12.1%
1981 49,225 million USD +8.2%
1982 42,746 million USD -13.2%
1983 32,198 million USD -24.7%
1984 30,721 million USD -4.6%
1985 33,317 million USD +8.4%
1986 31,442 million USD -5.6%
1987 35,866 million USD +14.1%
1988 40,285 million USD +12.3%
1989 36,191 million USD -10.2%
1990 38,338 million USD +5.9%
1991 40,632 million USD +6.0%
1992 44,599 million USD +9.8%
1993 36,656 million USD -17.8%
1994 33,195 million USD -9.4%
1995 30,632 million USD -7.7%
1996 31,845 million USD +4.0%
1997 33,292 million USD +4.5%
1998 32,380 million USD -2.7%
1999 33,618 million USD +3.8%
2000 33,880 million USD +0.8%
2001 34,500 million USD +1.8%
2002 39,142 million USD +13.5%
2003 37,165 million USD -5.1%
2004 37,169 million USD +0.0%
2005 38,387 million USD +3.3%
2006 39,057 million USD +1.7%
2007 39,643 million USD +1.5%
2008 40,488 million USD +2.1%
2009 41,119 million USD +1.6%
2010 42,072 million USD +2.3%
2011 47,342 million USD +12.5%
2012 52,788 million USD +11.5%
2013 61,635 million USD +16.8%
2014 67,812 million USD +10.0%
2015 68,256 million USD +0.7%
2016 69,595 million USD +2.0%
2017 69,969 million USD +0.5%
2018 73,225 million USD +4.7%
2019 76,652 million USD +4.7%
2020 74,080 million USD -3.4%
2021 76,996 million USD +3.9%
2022 78,890 million USD +2.5%
2023 81,321 million USD +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 28,146 million USD 18,540 million USD 40,564 million USD 10
1980s 37,747 million USD 30,721 million USD 49,225 million USD 10
1990s 35,519 million USD 30,632 million USD 44,599 million USD 10
2000s 38,055 million USD 33,880 million USD 41,119 million USD 10
2010s 62,934 million USD 42,072 million USD 76,652 million USD 10
2020s 77,822 million USD 74,080 million USD 81,321 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 104,297 million USD compare
  2. 21 Australia and New Zealand 97,667 million USD compare
  3. 22 Bangladesh 95,456 million USD compare
  4. 23 Malaysia 93,894 million USD compare
  5. 24 Saudi Arabia 92,581 million USD compare
  6. 25 Argentina 86,583 million USD compare
  7. 26 Sweden 81,618 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices in Western Africa?
Value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices in Western Africa was 81,321 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 81,321 million USD in 2023.
What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 18,540 million USD in 1970.
How does Western Africa rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices?
Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 12,511 data points, 1970–2023
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