Manufactures exports in Namibia
Namibia: Manufactures exports was 18.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, manufactures exports in Namibia stood at 18.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Namibia peaked at 54.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2024.
That places Namibia 120th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.7% | — |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.9% | 39.1% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 29.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 18.4% | 34.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 117 Colombia 21.4% compare
- 118 Kazakhstan 20.9% compare
- 119 Uruguay 18.9% compare
- 121 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.9% compare
- 122 Tajikistan 17.8% compare
- 123 Gabon 17.8% compare
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,724 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Namibia?
- Manufactures exports in Namibia was 18.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for manufactures exports?
- Namibia ranks 120th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.