Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Namibia
Namibia: Augmented human development index excluding gdp was 0.3199 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Namibia, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.3199 for augmented human development index excluding gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.3199 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0078, in 1870.
That places Namibia 88th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0078 | — |
| 1880 | 0.0089 | +14.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0153 | +71.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0225 | +47.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0297 | +31.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0379 | +27.9% |
| 1929 | 0.046 | +21.3% |
| 1933 | 0.048 | +4.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0504 | +5.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0678 | +34.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0747 | +10.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0797 | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0873 | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0964 | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1058 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1344 | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1448 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2768 | +91.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2892 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.254 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2582 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2726 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.313 | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3199 | +2.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3199 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2467, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3199 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2119, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +91.2% | 0.1448 | 0.2768 |
| 1890 | +71.7% | 0.0089 | 0.0153 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0078 | 0.0078 | 0.0078 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0089 | 0.0089 | 0.0089 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0153 | 0.0153 | 0.0153 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0225 | 0.0225 | 0.0225 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0297 | 0.0297 | 0.0297 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.042 | 0.0379 | 0.046 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0492 | 0.048 | 0.0504 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.0712 | 0.0678 | 0.0747 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.0835 | 0.0797 | 0.0873 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1011 | 0.0964 | 0.1058 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1396 | 0.1344 | 0.1448 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.283 | 0.2768 | 0.2892 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2561 | 0.254 | 0.2582 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2928 | 0.2726 | 0.313 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3199 | 0.3199 | 0.3199 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -16.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index excluding gdp in Namibia?
- Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Namibia was 0.3199 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3199 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 in 1870.
- How does Namibia rank for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
- Namibia ranks 88th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index excluding gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented human development index excluding gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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