Namibia vs Zambia: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Namibia
1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
91st
Zambia rank
88th
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 88th of 203 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1616 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1604 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.3712 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1063 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2648 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.8542 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3886 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4656 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5644 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7561 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0252 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 88th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.