Price level index in Namibia
Namibia: Price level index was 40.68 GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Price level index in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 40.68 GDP for price level index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Namibia peaked at 64.81 GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.62 GDP, in 2002.
Namibia ranks 122nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.03 GDP | — |
| 1991 | 52.86 GDP | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 54.9 GDP | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 51.65 GDP | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 53.84 GDP | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 55.07 GDP | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 52.55 GDP | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 51.63 GDP | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 46.07 GDP | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 43.9 GDP | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 42.05 GDP | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 36.87 GDP | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 32.62 GDP | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 45.13 GDP | +38.4% |
| 2004 | 52.52 GDP | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 54.47 GDP | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 54.48 GDP | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.61 GDP | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 51.75 GDP | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 53.26 GDP | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.46 GDP | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 64.81 GDP | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 63.46 GDP | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 55.12 GDP | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 51.89 GDP | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 45.62 GDP | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 43.09 GDP | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 52.02 GDP | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 53.87 GDP | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 49.24 GDP | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 41.46 GDP | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 45.45 GDP | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 40.8 GDP | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 37.57 GDP | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 38.48 GDP | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 40.68 GDP | +5.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 40.68 GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.18 GDP, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 40.68 GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.48 GDP, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.75 GDP | 43.9 GDP | 55.07 GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.88 GDP | 32.62 GDP | 55.61 GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.26 GDP | 43.09 GDP | 64.81 GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.74 GDP | 37.57 GDP | 45.45 GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 120 Equatorial Guinea 41 GDP compare
- 121 El Salvador 40.9 GDP compare
- 123 Fiji 40.65 GDP compare
- 124 Somalia 40.25 GDP compare
- 125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.22 GDP 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 44.40 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 638.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -7.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Namibia?
- Price level index in Namibia was 40.68 GDP in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.81 GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.62 GDP in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for price level index?
- Namibia ranks 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.