Sub-Saharan Africa
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Gabon leads Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in 2025 at 47.19%, while Sao Tome and Principe sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 2.23%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.011.823.635.447.2GabonGabon: 47.19%47.2Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 41.41%41.4Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 39.71%39.7ZimbabweZimbabwe: 37.07%37.1Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 35.61%35.6ZambiaZambia: 35.33%35.3SudanSudan: 33.65%33.6EswatiniEswatini: 33.58%33.6Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 30.06%30.1TanzaniaTanzania: 29.79%29.8MauritaniaMauritania: 29.75%29.7GhanaGhana: 29.25%29.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Gabon 47.19%
2 Equatorial Guinea 41.41%
3 Congo, Dem. Rep. 39.71%
4 Zimbabwe 37.07%
5 Congo, Rep. 35.61%
6 Zambia 35.33%
7 Sudan 33.65%
8 Eswatini 33.58%
9 Burkina Faso 30.06%
10 Tanzania 29.79%
11 Mauritania 29.75%
12 Ghana 29.25%
13 Namibia 28.95%
14 Botswana 27.88%
15 Ethiopia 27.76%
16 Angola 27.07%
17 Chad 26.74%
18 Senegal 26.15%
19 Sierra Leone 25.70%
20 Guinea 25.39%
21 Lesotho 25.16%
22 Cameroon 24.77%
23 Liberia 24.53%
24 Uganda 24.27%
25 South Africa 24.09%
26 Cote d'Ivoire 23.93%
27 Madagascar 23.90%
28 Mali 23.35%
29 Mozambique 22.08%
30 Rwanda 22.04%
31 Central African Republic 21.22%
32 Togo 21.02%
33 Niger 18.72%
34 Burundi 18.23%
35 Mauritius 17.69%
36 Benin 17.50%
37 Nigeria 16.44%
38 Kenya 16.27%
39 Gambia, The 15.83%
40 Guinea-Bissau 15.74%
41 Seychelles 14.35%
42 Malawi 14.30%
43 Cabo Verde 10.72%
44 Comoros 9.87%
45 Sao Tome and Principe 2.23%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in 2025, Gabon leads with a gap of 5.78% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 45 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Sao Tome and Principe at 2.23%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.