Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Namibia
Namibia: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 78.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Namibia, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Namibia stood at 78.3%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Namibia peaked at 78.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1980.
Namibia ranks 39th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 49.6% | — |
| 1981 | 74.3% | +49.9% |
| 1982 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 72.1% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 56.1% | -22.6% |
| 1986 | 59.5% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 70.2% | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 61.2% | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 53.3% | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 64.2% | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 56.7% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 60.1% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 61.7% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.2% | 49.6% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 53.3% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 56.0% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 61.1% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 69.2% | 78.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 36 Ethiopia 80.9% compare
- 37 Tunisia 79.6% compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 78.7% compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 78.2% compare
- 41 Kenya 76.9% compare
- 42 Philippines 76.4% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 38,969 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,765 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2152 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 78.3% 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 78.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Namibia ranks 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.