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Manufacturing, value added (US$)

Value added by manufacturing in current US dollars.

Why it matters

The size of the manufacturing base, for supply-chain and industrial investment decisions.

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Current dollars move with exchange rates.

Source

World Bank

US$. 54 African countries, 1990 to 2025.

Manufacturing (US$): highest in South Africa, lowest in Seychelles

Manufacturing, value added (US$), US$. Latest year available, mostly 2025. 16 of 16 countries have data.

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Ranked: manufacturing (US$)iWhy it mattersThe size of the manufacturing base, for supply-chain and industrial investment decisions.

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$0$2bn$4bn$6bn$8bn$10bnSouth Africa$52.3bnAngola$8.3bnZimbabwe$7.6bnDRC$7.2bnTanzania$6.6bn (2023)Zambia$2.5bnMadagascar$2.3bn (2024)Mauritius$1.8bnNamibia$1.5bnEswatini$1.4bnMozambique$1.4bnMalawi$1.2bn (2024)Botswana$1.1bnLesotho$288.6m (2024)Comoros$130.1mSeychelles$129.1mAxis cut: longest bar not to scalemedian $1.7bn
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How spread out SADC is
Median $1.7bnLog scaleLowest: Seychelles $129.1mHighest: South Africa $52.3bn

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Manufacturing, value added (US$) 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$10.0bn$20.0bn$30.0bn$40.0bn$50.0bn$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)Manufacturing (US$)DRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueZambiaNamibiaBotswana
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Table

The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.
RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1South Africa$52.3bn2025up 32% since 2020A
2Angola$8.3bn2025up 133% since 2020A
3Zimbabwe$7.6bn2025up 73% since 2020A
4DRC$7.2bn2025up 27% since 2020A
5Tanzania$6.6bn2023up 44% since 2018B
6Zambia$2.5bn2025up 81% since 2020A
7Madagascar$2.3bn2024up 62% since 2019A
8Mauritius$1.8bn2025up 47% since 2020A
9Namibia$1.5bn2025up 30% since 2020A
10Eswatini$1.4bn2025up 32% since 2020A
11Mozambique$1.4bn2025up 16% since 2020A
12Malawi$1.2bn2024down 3% since 2019A
13Botswana$1.1bn2025up 34% since 2020A
14Lesotho$288.6m2024down 30% since 2019A
15Comoros$130.1m2025up 65% since 2020A
16Seychelles$129.1m2025up 40% since 2020A