Import price index in Namibia
Namibia: Import price index was 168.21 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import price index in Namibia, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in goods and services 2000=100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import price index in Namibia is 168.21 goods and services 2000=100, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import price index in Namibia peaked at 168.21 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 71.3 goods and services 2000=100, in 1985.
That places Namibia 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 114.69 goods and services 2000=100 | 71.3 goods and services 2000=100 | 139.66 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 129.42 goods and services 2000=100 | 104.92 goods and services 2000=100 | 151.73 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.75 goods and services 2000=100 | 76.52 goods and services 2000=100 | 141.04 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.1 goods and services 2000=100 | 159.99 goods and services 2000=100 | 168.21 goods and services 2000=100 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 18 Mali 186.73 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 19 Zambia 181.69 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 175.58 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 22 Lesotho 163.31 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 23 Benin 159.92 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 24 Kenya 159.71 goods and services 2000=100 compare
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -19.23 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.51 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 4,019 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 10.02 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 12.43 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 4,019 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 26.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 24.49 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import price index in Namibia?
- Import price index in Namibia was 168.21 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest import price index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 168.21 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest import price index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3 goods and services 2000=100 in 1985.
- How does Namibia rank for import price index?
- Namibia ranks 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import price index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Import price index (goods and services 2000=100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The imports price index is derived by dividing the national accounts exports of goods and services in current U.S. dollars by imports of goods and services in constant 2000 U.S. dollars, with 2000 equaling 100.