South Africa Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (2025)
South Africa's Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP): 12.3 % of GDP in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. World Bank (NV.IND.MANF.ZS), 1976–2025.
South Africa (2025)
12.3
% of GDP
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.3 | -0.5pp |
| 2024 | 12.8 | -0.2pp |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.6pp |
| 2022 | 12.4 | +0.3pp |
| 2021 | 12.1 | +0.4pp |
| 2020 | 11.7 | -0.7pp |
| 2019 | 12.4 | -0.1pp |
| 2018 | 12.5 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 12.5 | unchanged |
| 2016 | 12.5 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 12.5 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 12.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2013 | 12.4 | -0.1pp |
| 2012 | 12.5 | -0.4pp |
| 2011 | 12.9 | -1pp |
| 2010 | 13.9 | -0.6pp |
| 2009 | 14.5 | -1.1pp |
| 2008 | 15.6 | +0.2pp |
| 2007 | 15.4 | -0.2pp |
| 2006 | 15.6 | -1.8pp |
About this Dataset
South Africa recorded 12.3 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 11.7 in 2020 to 24.9 in 1981.
This page tracks manufacturing value added as a share of GDP in South Africa from 1990 to present. Manufacturing share of GDP reflects the industrial composition of the economy and deindustrialisation trends.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks manufacturing value added as a share of GDP in South Africa from 1990 to present. Manufacturing share of GDP reflects the industrial composition of the economy and deindustrialisation trends. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).
The series peaked at 24.9 % of GDP in 1981 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.7 in 2020. The latest reading of 12.3 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp.