Manufacturing, value added in Africa

33 countries in Africa, 2025. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
28.1 %
Eswatini
Median country
8.7 %
half above, half below
World
14.9 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.6 to 28.1
São Tomé and Principe - Eswatini

How to read it

Across 33 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Eswatini (28.1 %) and the lowest in São Tomé and Principe (0.6 %).

The median country is at 8.7 %: half are above, half below.

Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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…

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) · via World Bank WDI (NV.IND.MANF.ZS) · licence

Manufacturing over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Eswatini28.1
2Equatorial Guinea22.3
3Gabon19.1
4Morocco14.9
5Zimbabwe14.9
6Cameroon14.6
7Egypt14.5
8Uganda14.5
9Senegal13.2
10Burundi13.1
11Côte d'Ivoire12.3
12South Africa12.3
13Mauritius11.2
14Benin10.2
15Ghana10.1
16Namibia10.0
17Zambia8.7
18Guinea-Bissau8.6
19Rwanda8.3
20Nigeria8.3
21Democratic Republic of the Congo7.9
22Mali7.5
23Comoros7.2
24Kenya7.1
25Angola6.8
26Burkina Faso6.6
27Mozambique6.2
28Botswana5.7
29Seychelles5.4
30Cabo Verde5.2
31Mauritania4.6
32Ethiopia4.2
33São Tomé and Principe0.6
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