Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Namibia
Namibia: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 5.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Namibia, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Namibia stood at 5.3%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Namibia peaked at 7.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2018.
Namibia ranks 132nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Namibia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 26.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 24.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -16.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -909.46 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 81,964 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,340 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 253.50 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Namibia?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Namibia was 5.3% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Namibia ranks 132nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing