GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate was 4.68 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4.68 % change on previous year for gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.5% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at 18.07 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -1.83 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 154th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 14.65 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1994 | 17.55 % change on previous year | +111.9% |
| 1995 | 13.55 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 16.16 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 11.22 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 1998 | 12.63 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 7.34 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2000 | 17.78 % change on previous year | +142.3% |
| 2001 | 11.59 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 2002 | 17.23 % change on previous year | +48.7% |
| 2003 | 9.08 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 2004 | 10.71 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 2006 | 18.07 % change on previous year | +247.9% |
| 2007 | 12.6 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 14.11 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 7 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 7.64 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.38 % change on previous year | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 17 % change on previous year | +63.7% |
| 2013 | 14.17 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 14.46 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2016 | 6.05 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 8.96 % change on previous year | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 2019 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 2020 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -234.2% |
| 2021 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 2022 | 11.41 % change on previous year | +594.8% |
| 2023 | 12.17 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 9.86 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 2025 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -52.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 4.68 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.02 % change on previous year, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 4.68 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.18 % change on previous year, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +594.8% | 1.64 % change on previous year | 11.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.12 % change on previous year | 7.34 % change on previous year | 17.55 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.34 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | 18.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.23 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year | 12.17 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 151 Japan 4.88 % change on previous year compare
- 152 El Salvador 4.87 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Malaysia 4.68 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Bahamas 4.66 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Hong Kong 4.64 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Algeria 4.63 % change on previous year 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 44.40 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 638.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -7.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Namibia was 4.68 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.07 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.83 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.