Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 62.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Namibia stood at 62.1%.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Namibia peaked at 69.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2003.
That places Namibia 30th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.1% | — |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 28.1% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 45.5% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 47.2% | 62.1% | 5 |
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)
- 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 value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Namibia?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Namibia was 62.1% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 30th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).