Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita was 3,976 USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Namibia, 1970–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3,976 USD for gross national income — value us$ per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$ per capita in Namibia peaked at 5,705 USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 659.25 USD, in 1970.
That places Namibia 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 659.25 USD | — |
| 1971 | 715.65 USD | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 695.97 USD | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 856.69 USD | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 1,015 USD | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 1,043 USD | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 982.18 USD | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 1,062 USD | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 1,205 USD | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 1,456 USD | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 1,961 USD | +34.7% |
| 1981 | 1,965 USD | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,727 USD | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 1,852 USD | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 1,461 USD | -21.1% |
| 1985 | 998.77 USD | -31.6% |
| 1986 | 1,168 USD | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 1,630 USD | +39.5% |
| 1988 | 1,792 USD | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 1,810 USD | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1,986 USD | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 2,084 USD | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2,222 USD | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 2,200 USD | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2,428 USD | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 2,612 USD | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 2,476 USD | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 2,506 USD | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2,301 USD | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 2,168 USD | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 2,167 USD | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,909 USD | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 1,796 USD | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 2,691 USD | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 3,445 USD | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 3,625 USD | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3,982 USD | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 4,244 USD | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 4,083 USD | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 4,168 USD | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5,136 USD | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 5,596 USD | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 5,705 USD | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5,333 USD | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 5,347 USD | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,766 USD | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 4,309 USD | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 5,048 USD | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 5,113 USD | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4,616 USD | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 3,863 USD | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 4,246 USD | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 4,181 USD | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 3,976 USD | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 969.11 USD | 659.25 USD | 1,456 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,636 USD | 998.77 USD | 1,965 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,298 USD | 1,986 USD | 2,612 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,211 USD | 1,796 USD | 4,244 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,097 USD | 4,309 USD | 5,705 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,066 USD | 3,863 USD | 4,246 USD | 4 |
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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 gross national income — value us$ per capita in Namibia?
- Gross national income — value us$ per capita in Namibia was 3,976 USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,705 USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 659.25 USD in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for gross national income — value us$ per capita?
- Namibia ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).