Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Namibia
Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 14.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Namibia, 1985–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 14.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2024.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and up 295.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Namibia peaked at 18.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 10th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -51.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -101.5% |
| 1988 | -0.1% | +718.8% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -68.7% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -5697.3% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +279.2% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -50.7% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +57.2% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +43.9% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -46.8% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +279.0% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +113.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -58.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -70.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +155.9% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +59.0% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +41.8% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -72.9% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +155.1% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -44.5% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +106.5% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -54.8% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | -182.1% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -577.5% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +118.1% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 1.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | -1.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | -1.4% | 18.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 7 Singapore 26.3% compare
- 8 Palau 21.5% compare
- 9 Mozambique 15.4% compare
- 11 East Timor 13.3% compare
- 12 Mauritania 13.2% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 12.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- 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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,007 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 12,977 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5498 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Namibia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Namibia was 14.2% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Namibia ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 295.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.