Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Namibia
Namibia: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.019 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
174th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0228 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0045 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Namibia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Namibia peaked at 0.0228 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0045 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0047 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.005 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0061 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0061 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.007 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0078 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.008 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0101 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 million SLC per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0104 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0109 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0113 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.012 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0124 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0142 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0142 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0153 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0157 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.017 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0179 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0182 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0207 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0193 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0202 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0209 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0223 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0219 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0218 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0228 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0189 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0187 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0197 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9944 million SLC per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0052 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0045 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0061 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0073 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0061 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0082 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0099 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0083 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0113 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0113 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0182 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0193 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0228 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0187 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0197 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 171 Canada 0.0237 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 172 Kiribati 0.0203 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 173 Eritrea 0.0192 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 175 Botswana 0.0188 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 176 Sudan 0.0168 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 177 Mauritania 0.0165 million SLC per square kilometre 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)
- 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Namibia?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Namibia was 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0228 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Namibia ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.