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Industry (including construction), value added

Value added by mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water and gas, as a share of GDP.

Why it matters

The industrial base. Where mining, energy and building dominate, demand for equipment, logistics and power follows.

Read with care

Includes mining, so resource exporters look industrialised even with little manufacturing. Compare with the manufacturing share.

Source

World Bank

% of GDP. 53 African countries, 1990 to 2025.

Industry (% GDP): highest in DRC, lowest in Comoros

Industry (including construction), value added, % of GDP. Latest year available, 2025. 16 of 16 countries have data.

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Ranked: industry (% GDP)iWhy it mattersThe industrial base. Where mining, energy and building dominate, demand for equipment, logistics and power follows.

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0%10%20%30%40%DRC39.7%Zimbabwe37.1%Zambia35.3%Eswatini33.6%Tanzania29.8%Namibia28.9%Botswana27.9%Angola27.1%Lesotho25.2%South Africa24.1%Madagascar23.9%Mozambique22.1%Mauritius17.7%Seychelles14.3%Malawi14.3%Comoros9.9%median 26.1%
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How spread out SADC is
Median 26.1%Lowest: Comoros 9.9%Highest: DRC 39.7%

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Industry (including construction), value added against income per person

Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)Industry (% GDP)DRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueMalawiZambiaZimbabwe
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Table

The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.
RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1DRC39.7%2025up 4.5 points since 2020A
2Zimbabwe37.1%2025down 3.4 points since 2020A
3Zambia35.3%2025down 4.9 points since 2020A
4Eswatini33.6%2025up 2.1 points since 2020A
5Tanzania29.8%2025up 2.7 points since 2020A
6Namibia28.9%2025up 3.1 points since 2020A
7Botswana27.9%2025up 1.2 point since 2020A
8Angola27.1%2025down 10.1 points since 2020A
9Lesotho25.2%2025down 5.9 points since 2020A
10South Africa24.1%2025up 0.8 points since 2020A
11Madagascar23.9%2025up 4.4 points since 2020A
12Mozambique22.1%2025up 0.3 points since 2020A
13Mauritius17.7%2025up 1.3 point since 2020A
14Seychelles14.3%2025little changed since 2020A
15Malawi14.3%2025down 4.8 points since 2020A
16Comoros9.9%2025up 1.8 point since 2020A