Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Namibia stood at 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 118.8% on the previous year and up 204.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Namibia 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +307.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +77.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +56.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +850.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +95.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +70.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +89.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -66.3% |
| 2011 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +187.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +101.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -185.8% |
| 2020 | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -681.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +118.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +850.7% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +681.0% | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 113 Azerbaijan 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 115 Ethiopia 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 117 Kiribati 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 118 Comoros 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 119 Peru 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.6%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.