GDP per capita growth in Namibia
Namibia: GDP per capita growth was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Namibia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Namibia is -0.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 122.4% on the previous year and down 121.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Namibia peaked at 10.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -10.7%, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 185th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Namibia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.2% | — |
| 1982 | -2.2% | +1295.4% |
| 1983 | -4.4% | +104.2% |
| 1984 | -2.9% | -34.0% |
| 1985 | -2.4% | -18.5% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -167.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -81.9% |
| 1988 | -2.7% | -1020.7% |
| 1989 | -4.4% | +64.9% |
| 1990 | -3.9% | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -217.3% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -16.9% |
| 1993 | -4.7% | -221.6% |
| 1994 | -1.4% | -70.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -166.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -52.7% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +256.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -55.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +30.7% |
| 2001 | -0.9% | -184.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -424.1% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +295.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -88.5% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +356.3% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -69.3% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -195.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -477.3% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -54.3% |
| 2016 | -2.6% | -271.3% |
| 2017 | -3.7% | +40.7% |
| 2018 | -1.7% | -53.9% |
| 2019 | -3.6% | +110.0% |
| 2020 | -10.7% | +200.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -105.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +326.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -30.8% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -14.8% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -122.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.9% | -4.4% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -4.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -1.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -3.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -10.7% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 81,964 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -111.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -106.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0908 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 442.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Namibia?
- Gdp per capita growth in Namibia was -0.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.7% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Namibia ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 121.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.