Industry (including construction), value added in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Industry (including construction), value added was 37.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Zimbabwe, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Zimbabwe stood at 37.1%.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Zimbabwe peaked at 46.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1999.
That places Zimbabwe 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.9% | 27.0% | 28.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 30.9% | 29.4% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.6% | 22.7% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 19.1% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 21.5% | 32.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 20.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 33.3% | 46.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- DEC alternative conversion factor 31.8 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 61.99 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.13 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 86.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -19.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -606.13 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 94,934 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,660 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.61 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Zimbabwe?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Zimbabwe was 37.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1999.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Zimbabwe ranks 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.