Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Namibia
Namibia: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 12.09 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Namibia, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Namibia is 12.09 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.5% on the previous year and up 272.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Namibia peaked at 40.66 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -14.98 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Namibia 67th out of 231 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 8.57 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1973 | 14.05 % change on previous year | +63.9% |
| 1974 | 19.16 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 1975 | 16.28 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 13.67 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 9.04 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1978 | 17.3 % change on previous year | +91.4% |
| 1979 | 22.33 % change on previous year | +29.1% |
| 1980 | 19.17 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 19.06 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 20.64 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 14.34 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 8.16 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 1985 | 16.55 % change on previous year | +102.9% |
| 1986 | 16.93 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 22.02 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 15.6 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 1989 | 16.89 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 17.44 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.7 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 1992 | 24.09 % change on previous year | +412.3% |
| 1993 | 20.7 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 15.62 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 7.41 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 1996 | -8.58 % change on previous year | -215.9% |
| 1997 | 23.89 % change on previous year | -378.3% |
| 1998 | 23.35 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 2000 | 27.84 % change on previous year | +1656.5% |
| 2001 | 11.16 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2002 | 12.86 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 27.67 % change on previous year | +115.2% |
| 2004 | 6.49 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 2005 | 7.21 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 40.66 % change on previous year | +464.2% |
| 2007 | 23.2 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2008 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -120.3% |
| 2009 | 22.41 % change on previous year | -577.0% |
| 2010 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 2011 | 19.37 % change on previous year | +275.7% |
| 2012 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 2013 | -6.99 % change on previous year | -218.8% |
| 2014 | 10.27 % change on previous year | -246.9% |
| 2015 | 24.78 % change on previous year | +141.3% |
| 2016 | 10.48 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 2017 | 13.83 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 6.22 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 2019 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 2020 | -14.98 % change on previous year | -1161.8% |
| 2021 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 2022 | 15.6 % change on previous year | +442.3% |
| 2023 | 12.09 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 12.09 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.36 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 12.09 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.06 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1656.5% | 1.59 % change on previous year | 27.84 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1161.8% | 1.41 % change on previous year | -14.98 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +577.0% | -4.7 % change on previous year | 22.41 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +464.2% | 7.21 % change on previous year | 40.66 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +442.3% | 2.88 % change on previous year | 15.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.62 % change on previous year | 8.57 % change on previous year | 22.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 16.94 % change on previous year | 8.16 % change on previous year | 22.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.02 % change on previous year | -8.58 % change on previous year | 24.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.48 % change on previous year | -4.7 % change on previous year | 40.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 % change on previous year | -6.99 % change on previous year | 24.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9 % change on previous year | -14.98 % change on previous year | 15.6 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 64 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 12.55 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Russia 12.33 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Russian Federation 12.33 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Bulgaria 12.07 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Djibouti 11.88 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Czechia 11.53 % change on previous year 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 12.09 % change on previous year 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 40.66 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.98 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Namibia ranks 67th out of 231 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 up 272.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.