Manufacturing, value added in Namibia
Namibia: Manufacturing, value added was -2.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Namibia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Namibia is -2.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 172.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Namibia peaked at 18.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -17.1%, in 2020.
That places Namibia 165th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | -1.3% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | -16.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -6.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.4% | -17.1% | 5.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Namibia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -19.23 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.51 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 4,019 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 10.02 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 12.43 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 4,019 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 26.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 24.49 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Namibia?
- Manufacturing, value added in Namibia was -2.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.1% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Namibia ranks 165th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.