Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0143 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
187th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0143 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.003 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.003 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.01 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0124 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0101 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0134 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 184 Eritrea 0.0203 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 185 Mali 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 186 Somalia 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 188 Chad 0.013 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 189 Niger 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 190 South Sudan 0.0107 million USD 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$), annual growth rate -7.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.