Data for 1988
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1988
1988, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1988 covers 114 countries. Brunei is highest, at 76.2923; Mali is lowest, at 9.2168. The middle country reads 26.9426. Against 1987, 113 values changed (58 up, 55 down), 1 country joined.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) · Data for 1988
HighestBrunei
76.2923LowestMali
9.2168Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1988, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 114 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 76.2923 |
| 2 | BWASouthern Africa | 61.9132 |
| 3 | BGREastern Europe | 60.9691 |
| 4 | AREWestern Asia | 53.0140 |
| 5 | MLTSouthern Europe | 52.2779 |
| 6 | VENSouth America | 48.6700 |
| 7 | OMNWestern Asia | 46.4258 |
| 8 | QATWestern Asia | 46.0622 |
| 9 | UKREastern Europe | 45.6399 |
| 10 | ZMBEastern Africa | 44.0431 |
| 11 | TTOCaribbean | 43.8635 |
| 12 | CHNEastern Asia | 43.4501 |
| 13 | BRASouth America | 42.2697 |
| 14 | IRQWestern Asia | 41.8563 |
| 15 | PRICaribbean | 41.6364 |
| 16 | CHLSouth America | 40.9884 |
| 17 | TJKCentral Asia | 39.2442 |
| 18 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 38.9065 |
| 19 | ARGSouth America | 38.4866 |
| 20 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 38.3566 |
| 21 | SAUWestern Asia | 37.7836 |
| 22 | TKMCentral Asia | 37.0370 |
| 23 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 36.3445 |
| 24 | KOREastern Asia | 36.3438 |
| 25 | COLSouth America | 36.2332 |
| 26 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 36.2073 |
| 27 | GABMiddle Africa | 35.9496 |
| 28 | SWZSouthern Africa | 35.2698 |
| 29 | GEOWestern Asia | 34.7601 |
| 30 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 34.5800 |
| 31 | UZBCentral Asia | 34.2946 |
| 32 | URYSouth America | 34.2005 |
| 33 | PNGMelanesia | 34.1661 |
| 34 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 33.5821 |
| 35 | NAMSouthern Africa | 33.3648 |
| 36 | TURWestern Asia | 32.8206 |
| 37 | NGAWestern Africa | 32.6149 |
| 38 | BOLSouth America | 31.1542 |
| 39 | TUNNorthern Africa | 30.6007 |
| 40 | FINNorthern Europe | 30.0929 |
| 41 | ZWEEastern Africa | 30.0617 |
| 42 | AUTWestern Europe | 29.9882 |
| 43 | COGMiddle Africa | 29.9161 |
| 44 | MEXCentral America | 29.7447 |
| 45 | PRYSouth America | 29.5393 |
| 46 | ECUSouth America | 29.1136 |
| 47 | MNGEastern Asia | 28.8173 |
| 48 | SWENorthern Europe | 28.3824 |
| 49 | CMRMiddle Africa | 28.3210 |
| 50 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 27.7699 |
| 51 | MARNorthern Africa | 27.7324 |
| 52 | NORNorthern Europe | 27.5773 |
| 53 | CYPWestern Asia | 27.5014 |
| 54 | EGYNorthern Africa | 27.4497 |
| 55 | CRICentral America | 27.2293 |
| 56 | MRTWestern Africa | 27.1813 |
| 57 | LKASouthern Asia | 27.0321 |
| 58 | MUSEastern Africa | 26.8532 |
| 59 | INDSouthern Asia | 26.7116 |
| 60 | SURSouth America | 25.9690 |
| 61 | NLDWestern Europe | 25.8017 |
| 62 | GUYSouth America | 25.7612 |
| 63 | SLVCentral America | 25.3796 |
| 64 | IRNSouthern Asia | 24.8072 |
| 65 | FRAWestern Europe | 24.7677 |
| 66 | MWIEastern Africa | 24.5291 |
| 67 | DOMCaribbean | 24.4859 |
| 68 | BLZCentral America | 24.3089 |
| 69 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 23.9624 |
| 70 | SYCEastern Africa | 23.6812 |
| 71 | BTNSouthern Asia | 23.5509 |
| 72 | GINWestern Africa | 22.9137 |
| 73 | KNACaribbean | 22.8666 |
| 74 | CIVWestern Africa | 22.6508 |
| 75 | DNKNorthern Europe | 22.5705 |
| 76 | HNDCentral America | 22.4493 |
| 77 | HTICaribbean | 22.0816 |
| 78 | PAKSouthern Asia | 21.6952 |
| 79 | PANCentral America | 21.6623 |
| 80 | BFAWestern Africa | 21.5124 |
| 81 | TGOWestern Africa | 21.4996 |
| 82 | SENWestern Africa | 21.3923 |
| 83 | JORWestern Asia | 21.0121 |
| 84 | GTMCentral America | 20.1908 |
| 85 | SYRWestern Asia | 19.9627 |
| 86 | BGDSouthern Asia | 19.9362 |
| 87 | FJIMelanesia | 19.5730 |
| 88 | CPVWestern Africa | 19.3034 |
| 89 | LSOSouthern Africa | 17.5666 |
| 90 | NERWestern Africa | 17.3587 |
| 91 | VCTCaribbean | 17.2932 |
| 92 | RWAEastern Africa | 17.1368 |
| 93 | KENEastern Africa | 16.7533 |
| 94 | CUBCaribbean | 16.6397 |
| 95 | GHAWestern Africa | 16.5659 |
| 96 | NPLSouthern Asia | 15.1822 |
| 97 | BDIEastern Africa | 14.8147 |
| 98 | GRDCaribbean | 14.4189 |
| 99 | BRBCaribbean | 14.0538 |
| 100 | ATGCaribbean | 13.8859 |
| 101 | GNBWestern Africa | 13.4663 |
| 102 | BENWestern Africa | 13.3947 |
| 103 | SDNNorthern Africa | 13.0057 |
| 104 | TCDMiddle Africa | 12.9322 |
| 105 | VUTMelanesia | 12.3670 |
| 106 | COMEastern Africa | 12.2064 |
| 107 | DMACaribbean | 11.5518 |
| 108 | KIRMicronesia | 11.3641 |
| 109 | SLEWestern Africa | 11.2992 |
| 110 | TONPolynesia | 10.8107 |
| 111 | ETHEastern Africa | 10.0258 |
| 112 | UGAEastern Africa | 9.7479 |
| 113 | GMBWestern Africa | 9.4888 |
| 114 | MLIWestern Africa | 9.2168 |
02In 1988
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Brunei76.2923
- 2
Botswana61.9132
- 3
Bulgaria60.9691
- 4
United Arab Emirates53.0140
- 5
Malta52.2779
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 26.9426. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031987 → 1988
Since 1987
What changed between 1987 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 113values changed, of 113 in both
- 58 · 55rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Chile35.6356 → 40.9884+5.3528
Dominican Republic19.9235 → 24.4859+4.5625
Saint Kitts and Nevis18.7957 → 22.8666+4.0708
Botswana58.0255 → 61.9132+3.8878
Venezuela45.1853 → 48.6700+3.4848
Fell most
Gabon48.8482 → 35.9496−12.8987
Oman56.7690 → 46.4258−10.3432
Sierra Leone17.9290 → 11.2992−6.6298
Republic of the Congo35.7883 → 29.9161−5.8722
Brunei82.0181 → 76.2923−5.7258
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.
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 1988.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 114 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (1988). Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1988 [data set], describing 1988. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/industry-value-added/1988
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Other years
‹ The year before
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1987113 countries
The year after ›
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1989117 countries
All of them
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP): every year51 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1988: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Industry share of GDP in Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1988?
Brunei, at 76.2923, of the 114 countries in the file.
What year does Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1988 describe?
1988.
How many countries does Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1988 cover?
114.
Where can I download Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 1988?
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), 1988 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), 2025.