Food, beverages and tobacco in Namibia
Namibia: Food, beverages and tobacco was 62.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Namibia, 1994–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food, beverages and tobacco in Namibia is 62.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Namibia peaked at 76.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2007.
Namibia ranks 18th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 76.6% | — |
| 2007 | 33.4% | -56.4% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | +7.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 62.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 62.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -56.4% | 76.6% | 33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 33.4% | 40.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 37.7% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 55.8% | 62.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 15 Uganda 63.9% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 63.7%
- 17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 63.5% compare
- 19 Somalia 58.9%
- 20 Dominican Republic 58.8%
- 21 Benin 58.4%
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 44.40 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 638.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -7.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Namibia?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Namibia was 62.2% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2007.
- How does Namibia rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Namibia ranks 18th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).