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Manufacturing, real growth

Annual growth of manufacturing value added, after inflation.

Why it matters

Sustained manufacturing growth signals improving competitiveness, power supply and market access.

Read with care

Load-shedding and currency shocks show up quickly here.

Source

World Bank

% a year. 52 African countries, 1990 to 2025.

Manufacturing growth: highest in Seychelles, lowest in Mozambique

Manufacturing, real growth, % a year. Latest year available, mostly 2025. 16 of 16 countries have data.

0.2%
1.9%
4.8%
9.2%
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Ranked: manufacturing growthiWhy it mattersSustained manufacturing growth signals improving competitiveness, power supply and market access.

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0%5%10%Seychelles13.0%Angola10.5%Lesotho9.8% (2024)Madagascar9.2% (2024)Zambia7.1%Tanzania5.3% (2023)Zimbabwe4.8%Comoros4.3%DRC2.2%Botswana1.9%Eswatini1.6%Mauritius1.4%Malawi0.2% (2024)South Africa-1.2%Namibia-2.9%Mozambique-3.8%median 3.2%
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How spread out SADC is
Median 3.2%Lowest: Mozambique -3.8%Highest: Seychelles 13.0%

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Manufacturing, real growth 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%5.0%10.0%$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)Manufacturing growthDRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueMadagascarMalawiZambia
Source: World Bank, World Bank·dotzedw Insights Centre

Table

The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.
RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1Seychelles13.0%2025down 4.5 points since 2020A
2Angola10.5%2025up 5.7 points since 2020A
3Lesotho9.8%2024up 10.5 points since 2019A
4Madagascar9.2%2024up 4.6 points since 2019A
5Zambia7.1%2025up 6.2 points since 2020A
6Tanzania5.3%2023down 3.0 points since 2018B
7Zimbabwe4.8%2025up 23.2 points since 2020A
8Comoros4.3%2025up 8.8 points since 2020A
9DRC2.2%2025down 7.0 points since 2020A
10Botswana1.9%2025up 16.8 points since 2020A
11Eswatini1.6%2025up 13.2 points since 2020A
12Mauritius1.4%2025up 19.1 points since 2020A
13Malawi0.2%2024down 7.4 points since 2019A
14South Africa-1.2%2025up 11.0 points since 2020A
15Namibia-2.9%2025up 14.2 points since 2020A
16Mozambique-3.8%2025down 2.5 points since 2020A