Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in manufacturing (included in industry) by country
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in manufacturing (included in industry) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 39.91 Percentage of GDP in Ireland; the lowest is 0.0114 Percentage of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.77 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 12.58 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,504.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Congo, Republic of (up 143.8%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 99.9%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 39.91 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 2 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 37.5 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 3 | San Marino, Republic of | 35.54 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 22.8% | flat |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 34.73 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 5 | Suriname | 29.71 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 6 | China (People’s Republic of) | 28.19 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 7 | Thailand | 27.02 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 8 | Belarus, Republic of | 26.93 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 9 | Myanmar | 25.53 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 10 | Malaysia | 23.71 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 11 | Haiti | 23.65 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 23.25 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 23.14 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 14 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.06 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.73 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 26.3% | flat |
| 16 | Mexico | 22.69 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 22.63 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.79 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 19 | Singapore | 21.57 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 21.11 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 20.97 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 20.89 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 20.6 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 24 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 20.54 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 20.37 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 26 | Japan | 20.33 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 20.24 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 28 | Cambodia | 20.02 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 25.1% | flat |
| 29 | Nauru, Republic of | 19.55 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 19.36 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 19.33 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 32 | Jordan | 19.28 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 33 | Indonesia | 19.18 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 19.14 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 35 | Switzerland | 18.92 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 18.17 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 37 | Austria | 17.75 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 38 | Ecuador | 17.38 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 39 | El Salvador | 17.33 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 40 | Philippines | 17.24 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 42 | Uganda | 17.07 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 43 | World outside Africa | 16.83 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 44 | Honduras | 16.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 45 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 16.8 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 46 | Mali | 16.75 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 47 | Morocco | 16.63 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 48 | Serbia, Republic of | 16.08 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 15.99 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 50 | Tunisia | 15.92 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 51 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 15.9 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 52 | Senegal | 15.86 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 53 | Italy | 15.73 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 15.6 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 15.58 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 15.46 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 15.08 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 15.03 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 59 | Guatemala | 15 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 60 | India | 14.7 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 61 | Chad | 14.66 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 62 | Togo | 14.62 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 14.45 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 64 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 14.26 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 65 | Russia | 14.16 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 66 | Pakistan | 14.13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 67 | Portugal | 14.1 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 68 | Belgium | 14.1 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 69 | Côte d’Ivoire | 14.08 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 70 | Kyrgyz Republic | 14.05 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 71 | Cameroon | 13.94 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 72 | Burundi | 13.89 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 73 | Mauritius | 13.81 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 74 | Nigeria | 13.8 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 77.1% | flat |
| 75 | South Africa | 13.66 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 76 | OECD | 13.56 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 77 | Denmark | 13.23 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 78 | Resource-rich countries | 13.14 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 79 | Brazil | 13.07 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 80 | Colombia | 12.81 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 81 | Peru | 12.81 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 82 | Spain | 12.53 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 83 | Armenia, Republic of | 12.4 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 84 | Ghana | 12.35 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 85 | Guinea | 12.3 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 86 | Namibia | 12.13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 87 | Israel | 11.96 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 88 | Uruguay | 11.77 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 11.69 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 90 | Bolivia | 11.65 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 91 | Iceland | 11.63 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 92 | Malawi | 11.47 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 93 | East African Community | 11.36 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.17 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 95 | Africa, fragile states | 11.08 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 11.06 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 97 | Chile | 10.85 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 98 | Benin | 10.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 99 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 10.75 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 86.0% | falling |
| 100 | Congo, Republic of | 10.74 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 101 | Rwanda | 10.7 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 102 | France | 10.67 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 103 | Canada | 10.54 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 104 | Greece | 10.36 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 105 | United States | 10.29 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 106 | New Zealand | 10.12 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 107 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 10.12 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 108 | Yemen, Republic of | 10.05 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 10.04 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 110 | Jamaica | 9.85 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 9.73 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 112 | Mozambique, Republic of | 9.44 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 113 | United Kingdom | 9.39 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 114 | Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) | 9.22 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 115 | Bhutan | 8.93 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 116 | Qatar | 8.87 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 117 | Sudan | 8.81 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 118 | Ukraine | 8.59 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 119 | Zambia | 8.51 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 120 | Cuba | 8.39 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 121 | Kenya | 8.34 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 122 | Lebanon | 8.34 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 123 | Oman | 8.18 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 124 | Mongolia | 7.97 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 125 | Niger | 7.9 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 126 | Belize | 7.87 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 127 | Gabon | 7.76 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 128 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.72 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 129 | Malta | 7.65 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 130 | Albania | 7.48 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 131 | Angola | 7.44 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 132 | Comoros, Union of the | 7.31 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 133 | Tonga | 6.4 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 134 | Kuwait | 6.1 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 135 | Samoa | 6.04 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 136 | Eritrea, The State of | 6.03 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 137 | Cyprus | 5.95 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 138 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 5.94 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 139 | Seychelles | 5.87 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 140 | Australia | 5.73 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 141 | Nepal | 5.69 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 142 | Botswana | 5.66 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 143 | Barbados | 5.41 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 144 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 5.4 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 145 | Norway | 5.15 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 146 | Panama | 5.13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 147 | Montenegro | 4.85 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 148 | Algeria | 4.66 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 149 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.47 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 150 | Kiribati | 4.31 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 151 | Liberia | 4.29 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 4.21 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 153 | Andorra, Principality of | 3.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 154 | Grenada | 3.81 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 155 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.6 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 156 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 3.58 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 157 | St. Lucia | 3.44 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 158 | Monaco | 3.39 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 159 | Dominica | 3.36 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 160 | Djibouti | 3.04 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 161 | Gambia, The | 3 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 2.97 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 163 | Libya | 2.66 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 164 | Somalia | 2.48 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 165 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.3 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 166 | Maldives | 2.26 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 167 | Sierra Leone | 2.06 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 168 | Guyana | 1.92 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 169 | Iraq | 1.78 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 169 | South Sudan, Republic of | 1.78 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 171 | Papua New Guinea | 1.69 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 172 | Palau, Republic of | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 173 | Bahamas, The | 1.11 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 0.8736 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 175 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0114 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 99.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eswatini 29.28 Percentage of GDP
- Korea 28.04 Percentage of GDP
- Equatorial Guinea 22.92 Percentage of GDP
- Slovak Republic 22.8 Percentage of GDP
- Slovenia 22.58 Percentage of GDP
- Poland 19.62 Percentage of GDP
- Lithuania 17.91 Percentage of GDP
- Lesotho 17.81 Percentage of GDP
- Estonia 14.94 Percentage of GDP
- Least Developed Countries 14.86 Percentage of GDP
- Latvia 14.71 Percentage of GDP
- Croatia 14 Percentage of GDP
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.