Industrial production refers to activities in manufacturing, mining, and construction. The following table provides the growth rates estimated for most African countries in 2009.
| Country | Industrial Production Growth Rate |
| Algeria | 1.1% |
| Angola | -2.4% |
| Benin | 2.8% |
| Botswana | -19.9% |
| Burkina Faso | 4.5% |
| Burundi | 2.0% |
| Cameroon | 1.0% |
| Cape Verde | 1.5% |
| Chad | 1.5% |
| Congo, Republic of the | 13.0% |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 5.0% |
| Egypt | 5.1% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5.9% |
| Eritrea | 4.0% |
| Ethiopia | 9.9% |
| Gabon | -4.3% |
| Gambia | 7.2% |
| Ghana | 1.6% |
| Guinea | -5.0% |
| Kenya | 3.7% |
| Lesotho | 1.5% |
| Libya | -4.4% |
| Madagascar | -2.0% |
| Malawi | 9.5% |
| Mauritius | 1.7% |
| Morocco | -0.3% |
| Mozambique | 8.0% |
| Namibia | -12.4% |
| Nigeria | 0.6% |
| Rwanda | 7.0% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 8.0% |
| Senegal | 1.5% |
| Seychelles | -3.0% |
| South Africa | -7.2% |
| Sudan | 3.2% |
| Swaziland | -3.5% |
| Tanzania | 7.0% |
| Togo | 1.0% |
| Tunisia | -2.8% |
| Uganda | 0.7% |
| Zambia | 11.0% |
| Zimbabwe | -2.0% |
Source: The World Factbook by the CIA