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Industry share of GDP — all countries

Industry share of GDP — Sub-Saharan Africa

Industry share of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 25.1%. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 9.2 pp.

2025 25.1% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 35.9%1981
Period minimum 23.1%2020

Trend over time

1980–2025 · % of GDP

Industry share of GDP — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2025202530354019801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 34.3%1981: 35.9%1982: 32.3%1983: 31.6%1984: 29.2%1985: 28.3%1986: 29.9%1987: 30.4%1988: 30%1989: 30.4%1990: 30.9%1991: 30.2%1992: 31.7%1993: 30.5%1994: 30.8%1995: 32.7%1996: 33.2%1997: 32%1998: 29.1%1999: 27.5%2000: 29.2%2001: 27.9%2002: 26.4%2003: 26.8%2004: 27.6%2005: 28.5%2006: 28%2007: 28.3%2008: 29.4%2009: 25.8%2010: 27.3%2011: 29.3%2012: 29.1%2013: 28.3%2014: 27.2%2015: 24.1%2016: 23.3%2017: 25%2018: 26.4%2019: 24.7%2020: 23.1%2021: 24.3%2022: 25.2%2023: 25%2024: 25.2%2025: 25.1%
Change over the period: −9.2 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 25.1%
World 25%
Industry share of GDP — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.1 −0.1 pp
2024 25.2 +0.1 pp
2023 25 −0.2 pp
2022 25.2 +1 pp
2021 24.3 +1.1 pp
2020 23.1 −1.6 pp
2019 24.7 −1.7 pp
2018 26.4 +1.4 pp
2017 25 +1.7 pp
2016 23.3 −0.8 pp
2015 24.1 −3.1 pp
2014 27.2 −1.1 pp
2013 28.3 −0.8 pp
2012 29.1 −0.2 pp
2011 29.3 +2 pp
2010 27.3 +1.5 pp
2009 25.8 −3.6 pp
2008 29.4 +1.1 pp
2007 28.3 +0.3 pp
2006 28 −0.5 pp
2005 28.5 +0.8 pp
2004 27.6 +0.8 pp
2003 26.8 +0.4 pp
2002 26.4 −1.5 pp
2001 27.9 −1.2 pp
2000 29.2 +1.6 pp
1999 27.5 −1.5 pp
1998 29.1 −3 pp
1997 32 −1.1 pp
1996 33.2 +0.4 pp
1995 32.7 +1.9 pp
1994 30.8 +0.4 pp
1993 30.5 −1.3 pp
1992 31.7 +1.6 pp
1991 30.2 −0.7 pp
1990 30.9 +0.5 pp
1989 30.4 +0.4 pp
1988 30 −0.4 pp
1987 30.4 +0.5 pp
1986 29.9 +1.6 pp
1985 28.3 −0.9 pp
1984 29.2 −2.4 pp
1983 31.6 −0.7 pp
1982 32.3 −3.5 pp
1981 35.9 +1.6 pp
1980 34.3 —

About the indicator

The share of industrial value added — mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply and construction — in GDP. The classification follows the ISIC divisions. A high share can mean either a developed manufacturing sector or dependence on resource extraction, so the indicator should be read alongside the share of manufacturing.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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