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Manufacturing share of GDP — Namibia

Manufacturing share of GDP in Namibia in 2025 — 10%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 132. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1.5 pp.

2025 10% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 76of 132
Period maximum 13.5%2007
Period minimum 7.8%1996

Trend over time

1980–2025 · % of GDP

Manufacturing share of GDP — Namibia, 1980–20256810121419801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 8.5%1981: 9.7%1982: 10%1983: 10.3%1984: 9.9%1985: 9.2%1986: 9.4%1987: 10.1%1988: 9.6%1989: 9.6%1990: 10.4%1991: 9.5%1992: 10%1993: 11.1%1994: 10.5%1995: 10.1%1996: 7.8%1997: 8.6%1998: 9.5%1999: 8.8%2000: 9.7%2001: 9.6%2002: 9.4%2003: 11.4%2004: 10.6%2005: 10.5%2006: 12.6%2007: 13.5%2008: 11.3%2009: 12.9%2010: 12.3%2011: 13.5%2012: 12.2%2013: 10.3%2014: 9.9%2015: 11.4%2016: 11.7%2017: 12.2%2018: 12.3%2019: 12.5%2020: 11%2021: 10.8%2022: 11.2%2023: 11%2024: 10.3%2025: 10%
Change over the period: +1.5 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 10%
World 14.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 9.6%
Southern Africa computed 12.1%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 21.7%
Manufacturing share of GDP — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10 −0.3 pp
2024 10.3 −0.7 pp
2023 11 −0.2 pp
2022 11.2 +0.4 pp
2021 10.8 −0.2 pp
2020 11 −1.4 pp
2019 12.5 +0.2 pp
2018 12.3 +0.1 pp
2017 12.2 +0.5 pp
2016 11.7 +0.3 pp
2015 11.4 +1.5 pp
2014 9.9 −0.4 pp
2013 10.3 −1.9 pp
2012 12.2 −1.3 pp
2011 13.5 +1.2 pp
2010 12.3 −0.6 pp
2009 12.9 +1.6 pp
2008 11.3 −2.2 pp
2007 13.5 +0.9 pp
2006 12.6 +2.1 pp
2005 10.5 −0.1 pp
2004 10.6 −0.8 pp
2003 11.4 +2 pp
2002 9.4 −0.2 pp
2001 9.6 −0.1 pp
2000 9.7 +1 pp
1999 8.8 −0.8 pp
1998 9.5 +0.9 pp
1997 8.6 +0.9 pp
1996 7.8 −2.3 pp
1995 10.1 −0.3 pp
1994 10.5 −0.6 pp
1993 11.1 +1.1 pp
1992 10 +0.5 pp
1991 9.5 −0.9 pp
1990 10.4 +0.8 pp
1989 9.6 −0 pp
1988 9.6 −0.5 pp
1987 10.1 +0.7 pp
1986 9.4 +0.1 pp
1985 9.2 −0.6 pp
1984 9.9 −0.4 pp
1983 10.3 +0.3 pp
1982 10 +0.3 pp
1981 9.7 +1.2 pp
1980 8.5 —

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SZ Eswatini 28.1 ZA South Africa 12.3 NA Namibia 10 BW Botswana 5.7
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About the indicator

The share of manufacturing value added in GDP. This is the cleanest indicator of an industrial base: unlike the share of industry as a whole it excludes mining and construction. A rising share usually accompanies industrialization, while its decline in advanced countries marks the shift to a service economy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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