Industry (including construction), value added in Australia

Australia: Industry (including construction), value added was 23.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
23.9%
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
102nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 1990
All-time low
22.3%
in 2016
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Australia, 1990–2025

01020301990200720251990: 28.8 % of GDP1991: 27.7 % of GDP1992: 26.9 % of GDP1993: 26.9 % of GDP1994: 26.8 % of GDP1995: 26.5 % of GDP1996: 26 % of GDP1997: 25.2 % of GDP1998: 25.4 % of GDP1999: 24.6 % of GDP2000: 24.5 % of GDP2001: 23.6 % of GDP2002: 23.6 % of GDP2003: 24 % of GDP2004: 23.9 % of GDP2005: 24.5 % of GDP2006: 25.5 % of GDP2007: 25.6 % of GDP2008: 25.5 % of GDP2009: 27 % of GDP2010: 25.1 % of GDP2011: 26.5 % of GDP2012: 26.3 % of GDP2013: 25.2 % of GDP2014: 25.6 % of GDP2015: 23.7 % of GDP2016: 22.3 % of GDP2017: 23.4 % of GDP2018: 24.1 % of GDP2019: 25.3 % of GDP2020: 25.4 % of GDP2021: 25.4 % of GDP2022: 27.4 % of GDP2023: 27.5 % of GDP2024: 25.5 % of GDP2025: 23.9 % of GDP

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Australia is 23.9%, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Australia peaked at 28.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2016.

Australia ranks 102nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.5% 24.6% 28.8% 10
2000s 24.8% 23.6% 27.0% 10
2010s 24.7% 22.3% 26.5% 10
2020s 25.9% 23.9% 27.5% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in Australia?
Industry (including construction), value added in Australia was 23.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1990.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2016.
How does Australia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Australia ranks 102nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 11,347 data points, 1960–2025
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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 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.