metadata
license: gpl
language:
- en
tags:
- africa
- construction
- industry
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
Africa Industry Including Construction Value Added Percentage of Gdp Dataset
Overview
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.