Economy · Africa ranking
Manufacturing (% of GDP) by African country
Eswatini has the highest reported manufacturing's share of GDP among the 46 countries shown, at 28.1% (2025).
Value added by manufacturing as a share of GDP. 46 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Eswatini
Equatorial Guinea
GabonBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Manufacturing (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Gabon | 19.1% | |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 18% | |
| 5 | Morocco | 14.9% | |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 14.9% | |
| 7 | Tunisia | 14.8% | |
| 8 | Cameroon | 14.6% | |
| 9 | Egypt | 14.5% | |
| 10 | Uganda | 14.5% | |
| 11 | Senegal | 13.2% | |
| 12 | Madagascar | 13.1% | |
| 13 | Burundi | 13.1% | |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.3% | |
| 15 | South Africa | 12.3% | |
| 16 | Lesotho | 12.1% | |
| 17 | Togo | 11.4% | |
| 18 | Mauritius | 11.2% | |
| 19 | Malawi | 11% | |
| 20 | Benin | 10.2% | |
| 21 | Ghana | 10.1% | |
| 22 | Namibia | 10% | |
| 23 | Algeria | 9.5% | |
| 24 | Zambia | 8.7% | |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.6% | |
| 26 | Rwanda | 8.3% | |
| 27 | Nigeria | 8.3% | |
| 28 | Tanzania | 8.1% | |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.9% | |
| 30 | Mali | 7.5% | |
| 31 | Comoros | 7.2% | |
| 32 | Kenya | 7.1% | |
| 33 | Niger | 7% | |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 7% | |
| 35 | Angola | 6.8% | |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 6.6% | |
| 37 | Chad | 6.3% | |
| 38 | Mozambique | 6.2% | |
| 39 | Botswana | 5.7% | |
| 40 | Seychelles | 5.4% | |
| 41 | Djibouti | 5.3% | |
| 42 | Cabo Verde | 5.2% | |
| 43 | Mauritania | 4.6% | |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 4.2% | |
| 45 | Gambia | 1.5% | |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% |
Central African Republic
Morocco
Zimbabwe
Tunisia
Cameroon
Egypt
Uganda
Senegal
Madagascar
Burundi
Cote d'Ivoire
South Africa
Lesotho
Togo
Mauritius
Malawi
Benin
Ghana
Namibia
Algeria
Zambia
Guinea-Bissau
Rwanda
Nigeria
Tanzania
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mali
Comoros
Kenya
Niger
Sierra Leone
Angola
Burkina Faso
Chad
Mozambique
Botswana
Seychelles
Djibouti
Cabo Verde
Mauritania
Ethiopia
Gambia
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The table includes 46 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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