Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Namibia stood at 0.0008 million USD per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 113.3% on the previous year and up 131.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0008 million USD per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.0001 million USD per person, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 36th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +294.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | -54.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +71.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +51.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per person | -36.6% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per person | -75.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +828.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +91.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -51.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +49.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +68.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +87.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -66.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +183.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -44.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +96.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -61.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -27.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -183.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -664.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +113.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0008 million USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 million USD per person, 27.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0008 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million USD per person, 23.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +828.6% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
| 2021 | +664.1% | -0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 million USD per person | -0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 33 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0009 million USD per person compare
- 34 Montenegro 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 35 Barbados 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 37 Poland 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0008 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0217 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Namibia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Namibia was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 million USD per person in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 36th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.