Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Namibia
Namibia: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Namibia stood at 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Namibia ranks 101st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0964 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0991 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0991 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 98 Ghana 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 0.1009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Netherlands 0.1008 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Latvia 0.0999 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Uruguay 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Brunei 0.0993 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0217 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Namibia?
- Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Namibia was 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Namibia rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 101st out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.