Share of manufacturing - Country rankings
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Value added by the manufacturing sector as percent of GDP, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 41 countries was 11.55 percent. The highest value was in Swaziland: 29.4 percent and the lowest value was in the Gambia: 1.51 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Share of manufacturing, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swaziland | 29.4 | 1 | 1965 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | 24.64 | 2 | 2006 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 19.52 | 3 | 1965 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 18 | 4 | 1991 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 17.95 | 5 | 2009 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 16.43 | 6 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 15.65 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 15.36 | 8 | 1981 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 15.11 | 9 | 1965 - 2023 |
| Egypt | 15.06 | 10 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 14.54 | 11 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 14.49 | 12 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 13.98 | 13 | 1964 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 13.49 | 14 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 13.25 | 15 | 1965 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 12.96 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 12.8 | 17 | 2007 - 2023 |
| Togo | 12.69 | 18 | 2007 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 11.48 | 19 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 11.14 | 20 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 11.06 | 21 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 10.69 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 10.06 | 23 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 9.54 | 24 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 9.48 | 25 | 2017 - 2023 |
| Algeria | 9.3 | 26 | 1999 - 2023 |
| G.-Bissau | 8.85 | 27 | 1970 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 8.5 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 8.4 | 29 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Angola | 7.99 | 30 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 7.67 | 31 | 1964 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 7.6 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mali | 7.22 | 33 | 1967 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 7.12 | 34 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 6.49 | 35 | 1985 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 5.62 | 36 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 4.69 | 37 | 1986 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 4.69 | 38 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 4.68 | 39 | 2013 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 4.48 | 40 | 1981 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 1.51 | 41 | 1966 - 2023 |
Definition: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
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