Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita was 58 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 2000–2016
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 58 for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 58, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 57th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88 | 78 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.86 | 58 | 83 | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Namibia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -19.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 4,019 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.0% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 12.43 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 4,019 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 26.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 24.49 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 58 in 2016, according to Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2007.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Economic complexity corresponds to ranking in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Countries lower on the y-axis are considered more economically complex. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.