Manufactures imports in Namibia
Namibia: Manufactures imports was 60.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 60.4% for manufactures imports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Namibia peaked at 78.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 109th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.2% | — |
| 2001 | 73.9% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.2% | 69.3% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 58.9% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 57.4% | 60.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (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 imports in Namibia?
- Manufactures imports in Namibia was 60.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for manufactures imports?
- Namibia ranks 109th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.