Industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Industry (including construction), value added was 7.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1969–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 7.2% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
The figure is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 90.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -35.7%, in 2013.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | -8.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -4.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.6% | -29.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -8.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | -35.7% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 6.9% | 16.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2,677 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.80 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.35 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 9.51 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.02 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -3.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 2.08 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 720 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 234.65 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Democratic Republic of Congo was 7.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.7% in 2013.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.