Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Namibia
Namibia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
185th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0383 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Namibia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Namibia peaked at 0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0383 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 185th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0383 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0403 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0411 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0428 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0458 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0468 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0475 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0476 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0489 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0508 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0544 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0549 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0547 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0537 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0536 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0538 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0564 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0584 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0589 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0612 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0662 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.071 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0699 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0711 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0738 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0762 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0794 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.082 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0848 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0877 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0888 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.093 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.097 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1089 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1116 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1195 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1259 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1293 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1297 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1375 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1445 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1518 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1603 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1701 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1774 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1774 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1756 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1775 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.176 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1617 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1675 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1765 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.71 million SLC per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.61 million SLC per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.045 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0383 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0508 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0559 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0536 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.06 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0736 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0612 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0848 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1091 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0877 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1297 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1648 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1375 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1775 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1724 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1617 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 182 Mauritania 0.2579 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 183 Sudan 0.2518 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 184 Belize 0.2231 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 0.1568 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 187 East Timor 0.119 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 188 Oman 0.1117 million SLC per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Namibia?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Namibia was 0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1838 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0383 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Namibia ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.