Data for 1981

Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981

Name: Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981
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1981, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981 covers 105 countries. Brunei is highest, at 95.92; Vanuatu is lowest, at 5.61. The middle country reads 25.76. Against 1980, 102 values changed (32 up, 70 down), 3 countries joined.

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Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) · Data for 1981

HighestBrunei

95.92

LowestVanuatu

5.61

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

105countries
1measure
1981the year it describes
105distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	95.92
2	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	74.07
3	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	70.49
4	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	68.36
5	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	67.13
6	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	58.57
7	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	58.41
8	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	55.55
9	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	52.50
10	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	51.94
11	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	50.90
12	Venezuela`VEN`South America	49.19
13	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	45.89
14	Brazil`BRA`South America	45.80
15	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	43.11
16	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	41.06
17	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	40.98
18	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	40.84
19	Argentina`ARG`South America	40.34
20	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	40.28
21	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	39.25
22	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	39.06
23	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	36.85
24	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	36.03
25	Chile`CHL`South America	35.48
26	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	34.72
27	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	34.43
28	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	34.16
29	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	33.59
30	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	33.34
31	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	33.04
32	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	32.41
33	Suriname`SUR`South America	32.34
34	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	32.02
35	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	31.68
36	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	31.28
37	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	30.89
38	Colombia`COL`South America	30.60
39	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	30.10
40	Bolivia`BOL`South America	29.31
41	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	29.25
42	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	28.25
43	Ecuador`ECU`South America	28.23
44	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	28.16
45	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	27.61
46	Mexico`MEX`Central America	27.23
47	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	26.90
48	France`FRA`Western Europe	26.86
49	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	26.69
50	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	26.62
51	India`IND`Southern Asia	26.10
52	Guyana`GUY`South America	25.80
53	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	25.76
54	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	25.63
55	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	25.56
56	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	25.40
57	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	25.22
58	Paraguay`PRY`South America	25.20
59	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	24.98
60	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	24.71
61	Panama`PAN`Central America	24.56
62	Belize`BLZ`Central America	23.85
63	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	23.24
64	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	23.09
65	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	22.79
66	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	22.48
67	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	22.37
68	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	21.95
69	Honduras`HND`Central America	21.80
70	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	21.75
71	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	20.96
72	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	20.79
73	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	20.13
74	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	19.81
75	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	19.39
76	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	19.19
77	Niger`NER`Western Africa	19.16
78	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	18.77
79	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	18.59
80	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	18.03
81	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	17.88
82	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	17.39
83	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	17.35
84	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	17.29
85	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	17.02
86	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	16.95
87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	16.68
88	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	15.92
89	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	15.17
90	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	13.37
91	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	13.10
92	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	12.91
93	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	12.72
94	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	12.48
95	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	12.21
96	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	11.89
97	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	11.70
98	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	11.53
99	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	11.20
100	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	9.16
101	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	8.53
102	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	7.05
103	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	7.00
104	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	6.73
105	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	5.61

02In 1981

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Brunei95.92
2Qatar74.07
3Saudi Arabia70.49
4United Arab Emirates68.36
5Oman67.13

Lowest

105Vanuatu5.61
104Uganda6.73
103Mali7.00
102Somalia7.05
101Ethiopia8.53

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.76. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031980 → 1981

Since 1980

What changed between 1980 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
102values changed, of 102 in both
32 · 70rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Bhutan12.17 → 18.03+5.86
Republic of the Congo46.61 → 50.90+4.28
Cameroon23.47 → 27.61+4.14
Türkiye23.49 → 26.69+3.20
Syria22.65 → 25.76+3.11

Fell most

Iraq73.97 → 52.50−21.47
Namibia48.60 → 40.28−8.33
Guyana31.70 → 25.80−5.90
United Arab Emirates72.66 → 68.36−4.30
Trinidad and Tobago59.84 → 55.55−4.29

+ Ethiopia

+ Mongolia

+ Nigeria

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1981.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 105 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1981). Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981 [data set], describing 1981. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-value-added/1981

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07Questions

Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981: questions and answers

Which country has the highest Industry share of GDP in Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981?

Brunei, at 95.92, of the 105 countries in the file.

What year does Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981 describe?

1981.

How many countries does Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981 cover?

105.

Where can I download Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1981 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 2025.

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