Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Namibia
Namibia: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Namibia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Namibia is 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 111.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Namibia peaked at 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 175th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.002 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 million SLC per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0102 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0149 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0158 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0147 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0162 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0224 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0255 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.027 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0274 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 million SLC per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.024 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0277 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.37 million SLC per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0025 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0119 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0197 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0125 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0274 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0265 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0233 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 172 Panama 0.0526 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 173 Samoa 0.0463 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 0.0449 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 176 Canada 0.0303 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 177 Botswana 0.0262 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 178 Kiribati 0.0253 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 0.0311 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 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Namibia ranks 175th 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 up 111.3%. 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, 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 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 ÷ 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 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.