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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 agriculture 49%, industry and commerce 25%, services 5%, government 18%, mining 3% (1994 est.)
2000 agriculture 47%, industry 25%, services 28% (1999 est.)
2001 agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% (1999 est.)
2002 agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% (1999 est.)
2003 agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% (1999 est.)
2004 agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% (1999 est.)
2005 agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% (1999 est.)
2006 agriculture: 47% industry: 20% services: 33% (1999 est.)
2007 agriculture: 47% industry: 20% services: 33% (1999 est.)
2008 agriculture: 47% industry: 20% services: 33% (1999 est.)
2009 agriculture: 47% industry: 20% services: 33% (1999 est.)
2010 agriculture: 16.3% industry: 22.4% services: 61.3% (2008 est.)
2011 agriculture: 16.3% industry: 22.4% services: 61.3% note: statistics are for the formal sector only; about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2008 est.)
2012 agriculture: 16.3% industry: 22.4% services: 61.3% note: statistics are for the formal sector only; about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2008 est.)
2013 agriculture: 16.3% industry: 22.4% services: 61.3% note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2008 est.)
2014 agriculture: 16.3% industry: 22.4% services: 61.3% note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2008 est.)
2015 agriculture: 16.3% | industry: 22.4% | services: 61.3% | note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2008 est.)
2016 agriculture: 31% | industry: 14% | services: 54% | note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2013 est.)
2017 agriculture: 31% | industry: 14% | services: 54% | note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2013 est.)
2018 agriculture: 31% | industry: 14% | services: 54% (2013 est.) | note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture
2019 agriculture: 31% | industry: 14% | services: 54% (2013 est.) | note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture
2020 agriculture: 31% | industry: 14% | services: 54% (2013 est.) | note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture
2021 agriculture: 31% industry: 14% services: 54% (2013 est.) note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture
2022 agriculture: 31% industry: 14% services: 54% (2013 est.) note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture
2023 agriculture: 31% industry: 14% services: 54% (2013 est.) note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture