As of 2021, the industrial sector in Equatorial Guinea registered the highest contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa, at around 51 percent. Due to its large oil reserves, the country's industrial sector is dominated by the fossil fuels industry. Gabon and Libya followed, with industry accounting for approximately 5.9 percent and 48.3 percent of the GDP, respectively. On the other hand, Sierra Leone had the lowest percentage of the GDP generated by the secondary sector, at roughly six percent.
Contribution of the industrial sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa as of 2021, by country
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World Bank. (March 1, 2023). Contribution of the industrial sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa as of 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265152/industry-sector-as-a-share-of-gdp-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank. "Contribution of the industrial sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa as of 2021, by country." Chart. March 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265152/industry-sector-as-a-share-of-gdp-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank. (2023). Contribution of the industrial sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa as of 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265152/industry-sector-as-a-share-of-gdp-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank. "Contribution of The Industrial Sector to The Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in Africa as of 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265152/industry-sector-as-a-share-of-gdp-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank, Contribution of the industrial sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa as of 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265152/industry-sector-as-a-share-of-gdp-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Contribution of the industrial sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa as of 2021, by country [Graph], World Bank, March 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265152/industry-sector-as-a-share-of-gdp-in-africa-by-country/
