Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.004 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Namibia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.004 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0048 million USD per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 million USD per person, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 125th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0032 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 million USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.003 million USD per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 million USD per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.003 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.003 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.003 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.003 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.003 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.004 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.004 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.004 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 million USD per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 million USD per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.004 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.004 million USD per person | +1.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.004 million USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.002 million USD per person, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.004 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 million USD per person, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0033 million USD per person | 0.0032 million USD per person | 0.0034 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 million USD per person | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.0035 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.0029 million USD per person | 0.0031 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 million USD per person | 0.0031 million USD per person | 0.004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 million USD per person | 0.0042 million USD per person | 0.0048 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 million USD per person | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.004 million USD per person | 5 |
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -7.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Namibia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Namibia was 0.004 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 million USD per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 million USD per person in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.