Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in transport, storage and communication 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...
Countries reporting
191
Highest
24.65 Percentage of GDP
Djibouti
Lowest
2.19 Percentage of GDP
Angola
Median
8.69 Percentage of GDP
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
5,594
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in transport, storage and communication is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 24.65 Percentage of GDP in Djibouti; the lowest is 2.19 Percentage of GDP in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.69 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 8.88 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 157.7%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 78.7%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 24.65 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 1 | Lithuania | 15.84 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 12.12 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 19.46 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 13.74 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 11.69 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 3 | Nauru | 19.39 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 13.34 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 4 | Israel | 16.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 13.15 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 5 | Singapore | 15.81 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 45.7% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 11.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kenya | 15.71 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 6 | Moldova | 11.13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 7 | Yemen | 15.68 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 7 | Fiji | 10.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 8 | Cyprus | 15.21 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 10.6 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Zambia | 15.2 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 10 | Togo | 14.53 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 11 | Barbados | 14.37 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 12 | Malta | 14.3 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 13 | Panama | 14.27 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 9.91 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 14 | Romania | 13.75 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 15 | Dominica | 13.72 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 8.56 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 13.66 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Cameroon | 13.33 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 13.05 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 12.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 12.88 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 21 | Czechia | 12.84 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 22 | Nigeria | 12.76 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.7 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 23 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.77 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 24 | Eritrea | 12.29 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 8.92 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 12.12 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 25 | Eswatini | 6.1 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 26 | Myanmar | 12.07 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 26 | Mauritania | 5.57 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.74 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 27 | Lesotho | 4.86 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 23.4% | flat |
| 28 | Benin | 11.68 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 4.22 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 29 | Gabon | 11.51 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 157.7% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 11.5 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 31 | Côte d’Ivoire | 11.28 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.24 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.28 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 33 | Georgia | 11.18 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.14 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 34 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 35 | United States | 11.06 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 36 | Algeria | 10.87 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 10.8 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 38 | Montenegro | 10.72 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 39 | France | 10.66 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 40 | Iceland | 10.66 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 41 | Hungary | 10.57 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 42 | Malawi | 10.56 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 10.47 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 44 | OECD | 10.37 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 44 | Micronesia | 6.29 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 10.31 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 10.3 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia | 10.23 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 1.06 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia | 10.22 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 10.21 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 50 | Bhutan | 10.19 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 10.17 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 52 | Mozambique | 10.04 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 53 | Ghana | 10 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 54 | Germany | 9.95 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 9.91 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 56 | Belgium | 9.83 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | 9.79 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 58 | Ukraine | 9.67 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 59 | Japan | 9.63 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 60 | Indonesia | 9.59 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.55 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritius | 9.52 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 63 | Uruguay | 9.52 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 64 | Somalia | 9.38 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 65 | Cambodia | 9.32 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 9.32 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 67 | Belize | 9.31 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 68 | Malaysia | 9.27 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 69 | Mexico | 9.19 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 70 | Iran | 9.17 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 71 | Armenia | 9.08 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 27.9% | flat |
| 72 | Portugal | 9.02 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 73 | Italy | 8.99 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 74 | Tanzania | 8.89 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 75 | India | 8.89 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 76 | Kiribati | 8.85 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 8.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 78 | Pakistan | 8.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 79 | Seychelles | 8.8 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 80 | Sudan | 8.79 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 81 | Austria | 8.78 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 8.76 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 83 | Iraq | 8.69 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 83 | South Sudan | 8.69 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 85 | Maldives | 8.67 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 86 | Ecuador | 8.66 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 87 | Jordan | 8.65 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 8.55 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 89 | Bahamas | 8.45 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 8.39 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 91 | Grenada | 8.34 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 92 | Russia | 8.24 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 93 | Nepal | 8.19 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 8.17 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 95 | Switzerland | 8.11 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 96 | China | 8.07 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 97 | Spain | 8.03 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 8.02 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 8.01 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 100 | Egypt | 7.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 101 | Tunisia | 7.96 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 102 | Rwanda | 7.93 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 103 | Chile | 7.88 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 104 | San Marino | 7.86 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 105 | El Salvador | 7.85 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 106 | Colombia | 7.81 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 107 | Canada | 7.74 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 108 | South Africa | 7.58 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 109 | Thailand | 7.46 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 110 | Brazil | 7.46 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 111 | Mongolia | 7.43 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 112 | Albania | 7.38 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 113 | Monaco | 7.23 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 114 | Bahrain | 7.22 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 7.13 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 116 | Senegal | 7.04 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 117 | Peru | 6.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 6.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 119 | Australia | 6.96 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 120 | Guatemala | 6.93 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 121 | Gambia | 6.93 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.92 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 123 | Philippines | 6.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 124 | Venezuela | 6.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 25.5% | flat |
| 125 | Jamaica | 6.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 6.75 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.73 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 128 | Congo | 6.61 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 129 | New Zealand | 6.55 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 130 | Samoa | 6.54 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 131 | Kuwait | 6.5 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 6.22 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 133 | Tonga | 6.18 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 134 | Comoros | 6.1 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 135 | Norway | 6.08 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 136 | Cuba | 6.02 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 137 | Honduras | 5.98 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 138 | Oman | 5.9 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 139 | Morocco | 5.81 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 140 | Mali | 5.69 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 141 | Andorra | 5.64 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 142 | Argentina | 5.51 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 143 | Lebanon | 5.39 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 144 | Liberia | 5.36 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 145 | Qatar | 5.35 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 146 | Uganda | 5.31 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 5.26 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.2 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 149 | Niger | 5.03 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 150 | Guinea | 5 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 5 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 152 | Suriname | 4.99 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 153 | Botswana | 4.93 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 154 | Namibia | 4.82 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 155 | Palau | 4.44 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 156 | Haiti | 4.36 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 157 | Tuvalu | 4.35 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 158 | Burundi | 4.31 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 4.21 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 160 | Laos | 3.78 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 161 | Liechtenstein | 3.77 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 3.76 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 163 | Libya | 3.38 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.27 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 2.86 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 166 | Chad | 2.69 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 167 | Guyana | 2.5 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 168 | Central African Republic | 2.26 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 169 | Angola | 2.19 Percentage of GDP | 2022 | down 50.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Small Island Developing States 11.47 Percentage of GDP
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 11.33 Percentage of GDP
- Slovak Republic 11.24 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, small island developing states 11.52 Percentage of GDP
- West Africa (African Union) 11.33 Percentage of GDP
- ASEAN 9.64 Percentage of GDP
- East African Community 10.55 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa 9.56 Percentage of GDP
- European Union (27 countries) 10.55 Percentage of GDP
- World 9.54 Percentage of GDP
- High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) 10.27 Percentage of GDP
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 9.16 Percentage of GDP
- High income countries 10.26 Percentage of GDP
- Central Africa (African Union) 8.9 Percentage of GDP
- Africa 8.88 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 9.89 Percentage of GDP
- Korea 8.81 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, fragile states 9.75 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, non-resource-rich countries 9.7 Percentage of GDP
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 8.4 Percentage of GDP
- Non-resource-rich countries 9.69 Percentage of GDP
- Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 8.11 Percentage of GDP
- Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD) 9.38 Percentage of GDP
- Latin America and the Caribbean 7.87 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, small island developing states 9.28 Percentage of GDP
- Least developed countries 7.57 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, non-resource-rich countries 9.22 Percentage of GDP
- Resource-rich countries 7.35 Percentage of GDP
- East Africa (African Union) 9.08 Percentage of GDP
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 7.22 Percentage of GDP
- Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 9 Percentage of GDP
- Southern Africa (African Union) 6.84 Percentage of GDP
- Fragile states 8.98 Percentage of GDP
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 6.29 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, least developed countries 8.82 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 8.72 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, fragile states 8.35 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 8.31 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, landlocked developing countries 8.3 Percentage of GDP
- Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 8.3 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. 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.