Data for 1985

Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1985

Name: Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1985
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1985, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1985 covers 109 countries. Brunei is highest, at 90.548; Somalia is lowest, at 7.327. The middle country reads 26.366. Against 1984, 108 values changed (47 up, 61 down), 1 country joined.

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Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) · Data for 1985

HighestBrunei

90.548

LowestSomalia

7.327

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

109countries
1measure
1985the year it describes
109distinct 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), 1985, 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), 1985: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	90.548
2	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	66.528
3	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	62.532
4	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	61.252
5	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	59.290
6	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	57.456
7	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	56.933
8	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	56.755
9	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	53.914
10	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	46.162
11	Venezuela`VEN`South America	45.194
12	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	43.821
13	Brazil`BRA`South America	43.530
14	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	42.633
15	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	42.211
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	42.034
17	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	40.925
18	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	40.629
19	Argentina`ARG`South America	39.276
20	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	39.234
21	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	38.837
22	Chile`CHL`South America	38.806
23	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	37.855
24	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	37.385
25	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	36.934
26	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	36.710
27	Uruguay`URY`South America	35.948
28	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	35.809
29	Colombia`COL`South America	34.604
30	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	34.318
31	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	33.690
32	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	33.688
33	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	33.467
34	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	32.740
35	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	32.584
36	Bolivia`BOL`South America	32.224
37	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	32.173
38	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	31.843
39	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	30.942
40	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	30.935
41	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	30.555
42	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	30.208
43	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	29.595
44	Ecuador`ECU`South America	29.495
45	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	29.300
46	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	29.207
47	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	28.868
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	28.491
49	Mexico`MEX`Central America	28.239
50	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	27.178
51	Suriname`SUR`South America	27.033
52	India`IND`Southern Asia	26.629
53	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.548
54	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	26.393
55	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	26.366
56	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	26.232
57	Paraguay`PRY`South America	26.163
58	Panama`PAN`Central America	25.771
59	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	25.641
60	France`FRA`Western Europe	25.388
61	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	24.083
62	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	23.357
63	Honduras`HND`Central America	23.212
64	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	22.968
65	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	22.728
66	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	22.686
67	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	22.235
68	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	22.074
69	Belize`BLZ`Central America	21.493
70	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	21.346
71	Niger`NER`Western Africa	20.921
72	Guyana`GUY`South America	20.667
73	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	20.437
74	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	20.391
75	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	20.322
76	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	20.230
77	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	19.746
78	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	19.670
79	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	19.230
80	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	18.891
81	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	17.984
82	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	17.444
83	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	17.380
84	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	17.165
85	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	16.741
86	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	16.702
87	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	16.677
88	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	16.575
89	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	15.935
90	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	15.887
91	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	15.641
92	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	15.488
93	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	14.337
94	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	14.273
95	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	13.647
96	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	12.959
97	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	12.852
98	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	12.848
99	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	12.718
100	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	12.564
101	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	12.206
102	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	11.822
103	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	11.463
104	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	11.275
105	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	9.062
106	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	8.951
107	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8.934
108	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	8.862
109	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	7.327

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Brunei90.548
2Gabon66.528
3Bulgaria62.532
4United Arab Emirates61.252
5Oman59.290

Lowest

109Somalia7.327
108Vanuatu8.862
107Mali8.934
106Ethiopia8.951
105Uganda9.062

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 26.366. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
108values changed, of 108 in both
47 · 61rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mauritania25.381 → 32.584+7.203
Gabon59.697 → 66.528+6.831
Ghana10.582 → 16.677+6.095
Botswana51.628 → 56.755+5.127
Namibia32.726 → 37.385+4.659

Fell most

Dominican Republic24.310 → 17.380−6.930
Saudi Arabia45.633 → 40.925−4.708
Iran34.440 → 30.555−3.884
Zimbabwe29.489 → 25.641−3.849
Indonesia40.390 → 36.710−3.680

+ Tajikistan

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

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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 1985.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 109 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1985). Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-value-added/1985

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07Questions

Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1985: questions and answers

Which country has the highest Industry share of GDP in Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1985?

Brunei, at 90.548, of the 109 countries in the file.

What year does Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1985 describe?

1985.

How many countries does Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1985 cover?

109.

Where can I download Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1985?

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), 1985 the newest?

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

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