Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Namibia
Namibia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was -2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Namibia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Namibia is -2.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 121.2% on the previous year and down 121.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Namibia peaked at 35.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -22.2%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 161st out of 172 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 per capita growth in Namibia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 35.1% | — |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -99.5% |
| 1983 | -7.1% | -4258.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -111.5% |
| 1985 | -16.3% | -2086.2% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -128.5% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | +220.2% |
| 1988 | -9.6% | -164.5% |
| 1989 | -3.4% | -64.8% |
| 1990 | -22.2% | +558.1% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | -148.6% |
| 1992 | -6.4% | -159.6% |
| 1993 | -3.3% | -48.1% |
| 1994 | -2.5% | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -104.0% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +7709.2% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -38.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -77.5% |
| 1999 | -1.1% | -207.6% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -392.9% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +101.9% |
| 2002 | -3.2% | -147.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -312.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -91.0% |
| 2005 | -0.5% | -176.6% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -1667.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -35.7% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +138.3% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | -7.0% | -157.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -200.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -74.9% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +545.7% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | -9.3% | -172.8% |
| 2018 | -2.9% | -68.5% |
| 2019 | -2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | -12.4% | +334.8% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -190.5% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -42.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -59.1% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +317.7% |
| 2025 | -2.4% | -121.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | -16.3% | 35.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.1% | -22.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | -3.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -9.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -12.4% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 158 Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.3% compare
- 159 Northern Mariana Islands -1.4% compare
- 160 New Zealand -1.7% compare
- 162 Brunei Darussalam -2.5% compare
- 163 Yemen -2.7% compare
- 164 Bhutan -2.8% 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -20.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1868 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 910.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -22.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 16,290 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -25.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1678 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Namibia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Namibia was -2.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.2% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- Namibia ranks 161st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 121.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.