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africa-industry-including-construction-value-added-percentage-of-gdp

This dataset contains industry (including construction), value added (% of gdp) data for African countries from the World Bank Economy & Growth indicators.

Data Details

Indicator Code: NV.IND.TOTL.ZS
Description: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
Geographic Coverage: 54 African countries
Time Period: 1960-2024
Data Points: 3,510 observations
Coverage: 100.00% of possible country-year combinations

File Formats

Main Dataset (`Africa-Industry-Including-Construction-Value-Added-Percentage-of-Gdp.csv`)

Rows: 54 countries
Columns: 65 years (1960-2024)
Structure: Countries as rows, years as columns
Missing Value Treatment: Interpolation → Forward Fill → Backward Fill
Use Case: Cross-sectional analysis, heatmaps, correlation analysis

Data Quality

Coverage Statistics

Total Observations: 3,510
Possible Observations: 3,510
Coverage Rate: 100.00%

Countries with No Data

0 countries have no observations: None

Usage Examples

Python

import pandas as pd

# Load main dataset
df = pd.read_csv('Africa-Industry-Including-Construction-Value-Added-Percentage-of-Gdp.csv', index_col=[0, 1])

R

# Load main dataset
df <- read.csv('Africa-Industry-Including-Construction-Value-Added-Percentage-of-Gdp.csv', row.names=c(1,2))

Source

World Bank Open Data - Economy & Growth

Original File: API_NV.IND.TOTL.ZS_DS2_en_excel_v2_557244.xls
Processed: 2025-09-04

License

This dataset is derived from World Bank Open Data and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Africa Industry Including Construction Value Added Percentage of Gdp Dataset

Overview