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Namibia – Industry Employment

Name: Namibia Industry Employment
Creator: World Bank
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Share of total employment in the industry sector. Includes mining, manufacturing, construction, and utilities. · World Bank

16.55% +0.08% from 2024 G20 rank: 57th · all-time high: 19.33% (2016)

APA

Namibia Industry Employment. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/namibia/industry-employment

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_namibia_industry-employment,
  title = {Namibia Industry Employment},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/namibia/industry-employment},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2028* trend	16.85%	–	–
2027* trend	16.75%	–	–
2026* trend	16.66%	–	–
2025	16.55%	+0.08%	57th
2024	16.47%	+0.08%	58th
2023	16.39%	+0.11%	61st
2022	16.28%	+0.12%	57th
2021	16.17%	+0.13%	60th
2020	16.03%	−0.18%	62nd
2019	16.22%	−0.00%	61st
2018	16.22%	−1.41%	59th
2017	17.63%	−1.71%	77th
2016	19.33%	+2.33%	91st
2015	17.00%	+2.17%	66th
2014	14.83%	+0.39%	51st
2013	14.44%	+0.56%	48th
2012	13.88%	+0.17%	44th
2011	13.72%	+0.17%	41st
2010	13.55%	−0.31%	40th
2009	13.86%	−0.45%	40th
2008	14.31%	−0.32%	42nd
2007	14.63%	−0.31%	45th
2006	14.94%	−0.29%	47th
2005	15.23%	−0.45%	46th
2004	15.68%	+0.79%	48th
2003	14.89%	+0.65%	47th
2002	14.24%	+0.65%	47th
2001	13.59%	+0.49%	47th
2000	13.09%	−0.66%	42nd
1999	13.75%	−0.68%	48th
1998	14.43%	−0.72%	48th
1997	15.16%	+0.13%	51st
1996	15.03%	+0.15%	50th
1995	14.88%	+0.11%	49th
1994	14.78%	−0.41%	49th
1993	15.18%	−0.63%	51st
1992	15.81%	−0.35%	54th
1991	16.16%	–	54th

Show all years (1991–2025)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Stagflation Risk

GDP growth below 2% combined with inflation above 8% and rising unemployment. The worst macro combination for policymakers.

Inflation 9.5% GDP growth 0.3% Unemployment 22.3%

This pattern occurred 204 times in G20 history, 77 successful

Haiti 2024

Inflation

26.9%

GDP growth

-4.2%

Unemployment

14.6%

São Tomé and Principe 2024

Inflation

14.4%

GDP growth

1.1%

Unemployment

9.1%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

GDP growth

1.3%

Unemployment

14.1%

Colombia 2023

Inflation

11.7%

GDP growth

0.7%

Unemployment

9.6%

Haiti 2023

Inflation

36.8%

GDP growth

-1.9%

Unemployment

14.5%

Lebanon 2023

Inflation

221.3%

GDP growth

-0.8%

Unemployment

11.0%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Namibia matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2009. Historically, 38% of countries showing this pattern (77 out of 204) saw industry employment improve within 24 months. View full analysis →