ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Namibia

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Windhoek. Population 3,092,816 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
7,599 9,837 12,074 1995 2025 10,242
GDP growth (%)
−7.7 2.1 11.9 1995 2025 1.7
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
2.4 5.8 9.3 2003 2025 3.5
Life expectancy at birth (years)
52.2 59.7 67.2 1995 2024 67.5

Indicators

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Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 10,242 2025 +590 −1,924 135 of 199
GDP growth% 1.7% 2025 +9.8 pp −2.5 pp 156 of 209
GDP per person growth% −0.3% 2025 +10.4 pp −1.9 pp 184 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 4,340 2025 +100 −840 137 of 201
Trade% of GDP 108.6% 2025 +31.7 pp +11.3 pp 50 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 9.6% 2025 +11.0 pp +2.2 pp 22 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 4.7% 2015 * +3.1 pp −112.8 pp –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.5% 2025 +1.3 pp +0.1 pp 79 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 19.3% 2025 −1.7 pp −1.5 pp 8 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 3,092,816 2025 +364,054 +718,516 136 of 217
Population growth% annual 2.0% 2025 −0.9 pp −0.6 pp 46 of 217
Urban population% of total 50.9% 2025 +2.3 pp +5.4 pp 154 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 67.5 2024 +4.0 +8.2 172 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 36.4 2024 −6.4 −8.5 30 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 9.5% 2023 +0.9 pp −0.6 pp 35 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 87.6% 2023 −0.6 pp −0.6 pp 51 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 9.1% 2024 −0.2 pp +5.4 pp 3 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 64.9% 2024 +15.1 pp +50.0 pp 134 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 59.3% 2024 +6.0 pp +10.9 pp 188 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 59.1 2015 * −1.9 −4.2 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 22.9% 2015 * −15.7 pp −24.7 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 30.0% 2021 +0.8 pp −1.6 pp 80 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 10,717 −0.5 6,095 3,781 906 −1.7% 21% 27%
GDP growth 1.3% +0.1 4.3% 4.6% 4.0 – – –
GDP per person growth −1.4% +0.3 2.7% 2.5% 4.0 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 4,499 −0.5 2,750 1,355 327 −1.8% 12% 19%
Trade 91.5% +1.5 69.0% 59.9% 11.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 5.9% +0.6 1.9% 2.0% 6.5 – – –
Central government debt 18.5% −0.3 – – 43.8 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 4.6% −0.8 3.6% 3.5% 1.5 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 20.6% −1.0 5.1% 5.4% 1.3 – – –
Population 2,697,038 +1.8 12,348,573 14,957,094 225,101 +2.7% 106% 90%
Population growth 2.7% −3.2 1.7% 2.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 48.1% +1.7 50.9% 44.9% 1.6 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 62.4 +2.1 67.9 64.3 2.4 – – –
Infant mortality 42.6 −2.3 28.7 37.2 2.6 – – –
Health spending 9.3% +0.2 4.5% 4.4% 0.7 – – –
Government spending on education 8.1% +0.3 4.0% 3.3% 3.2 – – –
Internet users 44.6% +1.2 57.9% 36.8% 17.1 – – –
Access to electricity 52.8% +2.4 88.7% 57.8% 2.7 – – –
Renewable energy 30.5% −0.6 42.5% 70.6% 0.9 – – –

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