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Manufacturing share of GDP — Western Africa

Manufacturing share of GDP in Western Africa in 2024 — 9.8%. Since 1987, the indicator has fallen by 6.6 pp.

2024 9.8% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 17.8%1995
Period minimum 7.4%2010

Trend over time

1987–2024 · % of GDP

Manufacturing share of GDP — Western Africa, 1987–2024510152019871991199519992003200720112015201920231987: 16.4%1988: 17%1989: 14.9%1990: 15.1%1991: 15.8%1992: 14.5%1993: 15%1994: 17.7%1995: 17.8%1996: 16.9%1997: 17.3%1998: 15.9%1999: 13.6%2000: 12.7%2001: 12.6%2002: 11.4%2003: 11.5%2004: 10.7%2005: 10.4%2006: 9.5%2007: 9.2%2008: 8.9%2009: 8.6%2010: 7.4%2011: 7.8%2012: 8.1%2013: 9.6%2014: 10.1%2015: 9.9%2016: 9.5%2017: 9.4%2018: 10%2019: 9.5%2020: 8.9%2021: 9.6%2022: 9.8%2023: 9.9%2024: 9.8%
Change over the period: −6.6 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa

Western Africa 9.8%
World 14.9%
Manufacturing share of GDP — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.8 −0.2 pp
2023 9.9 +0.2 pp
2022 9.8 +0.2 pp
2021 9.6 +0.7 pp
2020 8.9 −0.7 pp
2019 9.5 −0.5 pp
2018 10 +0.6 pp
2017 9.4 −0.1 pp
2016 9.5 −0.4 pp
2015 9.9 −0.2 pp
2014 10.1 +0.5 pp
2013 9.6 +1.4 pp
2012 8.1 +0.3 pp
2011 7.8 +0.4 pp
2010 7.4 −1.2 pp
2009 8.6 −0.3 pp
2008 8.9 −0.4 pp
2007 9.2 −0.3 pp
2006 9.5 −0.8 pp
2005 10.4 −0.4 pp
2004 10.7 −0.8 pp
2003 11.5 +0.1 pp
2002 11.4 −1.3 pp
2001 12.6 −0.1 pp
2000 12.7 −0.9 pp
1999 13.6 −2.3 pp
1998 15.9 −1.4 pp
1997 17.3 +0.4 pp
1996 16.9 −0.9 pp
1995 17.8 +0.2 pp
1994 17.7 +2.6 pp
1993 15 +0.5 pp
1992 14.5 −1.3 pp
1991 15.8 +0.7 pp
1990 15.1 +0.2 pp
1989 14.9 −2.1 pp
1988 17 +0.6 pp
1987 16.4 —

About the indicator

The share of manufacturing value added in GDP. This is the cleanest indicator of an industrial base: unlike the share of industry as a whole it excludes mining and construction. A rising share usually accompanies industrialization, while its decline in advanced countries marks the shift to a service economy.

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

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