Industry (including construction), value added in Congo

Congo: Industry (including construction), value added was 35.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
35.6%
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
30th
of 208 countries
All-time high
72.2%
in 2000
All-time low
17.0%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Congo, 1960–2025

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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

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
Last refreshed

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.