Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Namibia
Namibia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Namibia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Namibia stood at -0.3%.
The figure is down 102.5% on the previous year and down 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Namibia peaked at 36.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -17.4%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Namibia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 36.6% | — |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -94.6% |
| 1983 | -4.6% | -334.4% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | -177.8% |
| 1985 | -13.9% | -486.8% |
| 1986 | 7.9% | -156.9% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +135.3% |
| 1988 | -6.3% | -134.1% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -146.6% |
| 1990 | -17.4% | -687.3% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -183.8% |
| 1992 | -3.4% | -123.5% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -93.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -398.8% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +391.1% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +250.1% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -30.1% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -51.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -63.2% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +330.3% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +55.2% |
| 2002 | -1.5% | -116.3% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -667.4% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -77.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -58.5% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +1002.6% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +109.2% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | -5.5% | -139.8% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -260.5% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -53.9% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +215.2% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | -6.8% | -142.7% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -97.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -46.9% |
| 2020 | -9.8% | +9626.4% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -248.1% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -34.9% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -44.5% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +158.5% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -102.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | -13.9% | 36.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | -17.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | -1.5% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | -6.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | -9.8% | 14.6% | 6 |
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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,007 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 12,977 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5498 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Namibia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Namibia was -0.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.4% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Namibia ranks 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.