Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 6.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
6.2%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
129th
of 164 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2008
All-time low
4.0%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2000–2018
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Namibia, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 6.2% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Namibia peaked at 6.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 129th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +56.5% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 6.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.5%, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 6.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 81% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Namibia?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Namibia was 6.2% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Namibia ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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