Manufacturing value added per capita in Western Africa
Western Africa: Manufacturing value added per capita was 200.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing value added per capita in Western Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 200.3 for manufacturing value added per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added per capita in Western Africa peaked at 224.61 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 147.56, in 2010.
Western Africa ranks 33rd of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added per capita in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 158.59 | — |
| 2001 | 156.85 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 173.46 | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 160.8 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 156.31 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 159.72 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 158.3 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 156.22 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 152.57 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 149.36 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 147.56 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 165.34 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 179.8 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 206.23 | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 224.38 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 218.89 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 215.49 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 212.51 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 218.42 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 224.61 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 185.73 | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 192.11 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 196.36 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 200.4 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 201.31 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 200.3 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 158.22 | 149.36 | 173.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.32 | 147.56 | 224.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.03 | 185.73 | 201.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 30 Cabo Verde 259.62 compare
- 30 Canada 3,880 compare
- 31 Brunei Darussalam 3,853 compare
- 32 Spain 3,824 compare
- 33 Lithuania 3,802 compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,800 compare
- 35 China 3,492 compare
- 36 New Zealand 3,478 compare
More development goals data for Western Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 264.83 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 99 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 216 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.14 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 19,877 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1,492 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added per capita in Western Africa?
- Manufacturing value added per capita in Western Africa was 200.3 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 224.61 in 2019.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.56 in 2010.
- How does Western Africa rank for manufacturing value added per capita?
- Western Africa ranks 33rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added per capita rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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