Republic of the Congo: Share of manufacturing

The latest value from 2020 is 12.85 percent, an increase from 9.57 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 11.82 percent, based on data from 181 countries. Historically, the average for the Republic of the Congo from 1978 to 2020 is 7.12 percent. The minimum value, 3.48 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 12.85 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The importance of manufacturing in the economy of the Republic of the Congo and other countries is measured as the value added of manufacturing as percent of GDP. Manufacturing is part of the industrial sector of the economy.

Definition: Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.