Industry (including construction), value added in Congo
Congo: Industry (including construction), value added was 35.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Congo stood at 35.6%.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Congo peaked at 72.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1960.
That places Congo 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.6% | 17.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.2% | 21.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 29.9% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 35.3% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 55.7% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 38.4% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 34.0% | 49.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 172.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 297.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 512.42 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 880.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -992.51 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.31 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,280 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 8.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Congo?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Congo was 35.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Congo ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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
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.