Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Namibia
Namibia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was -291.28 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Namibia recorded -291.28 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2,829.0% on the previous year and down 5,970.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Namibia peaked at 102.24 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -291.28 million USD, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 175th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 5.32 million USD | +180.4% |
| 1992 | -0.2319 million USD | -104.4% |
| 1993 | 1.89 million USD | -915.5% |
| 1994 | -5.51 million USD | -391.5% |
| 1995 | -0.8829 million USD | -84.0% |
| 1996 | -2.5 million USD | +183.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7157 million USD | -128.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2448 million USD | -65.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million USD | +318.7% |
| 2000 | -3.79 million USD | -469.8% |
| 2001 | 20.33 million USD | -636.3% |
| 2002 | 9.62 million USD | -52.7% |
| 2003 | 13.12 million USD | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 23.36 million USD | +78.1% |
| 2005 | 12.41 million USD | -46.9% |
| 2006 | 11.12 million USD | -10.3% |
| 2007 | -2.63 million USD | -123.6% |
| 2008 | -4.88 million USD | +85.7% |
| 2009 | 57.04 million USD | -1269.5% |
| 2010 | 3.76 million USD | -93.4% |
| 2011 | 10.28 million USD | +173.3% |
| 2012 | 7.85 million USD | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 4.96 million USD | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 19.19 million USD | +286.8% |
| 2015 | 102.24 million USD | +432.7% |
| 2016 | -5.03 million USD | -104.9% |
| 2017 | -57.16 million USD | +1035.7% |
| 2018 | 81.64 million USD | -242.8% |
| 2019 | 8.2 million USD | -90.0% |
| 2020 | 50.47 million USD | +515.7% |
| 2021 | 15.77 million USD | -68.8% |
| 2022 | 10.67 million USD | -32.3% |
| 2023 | -291.28 million USD | -2829.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -291.28 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.32 million USD. (35 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -291.28 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2961 million USD. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -2829.0% | 10.67 million USD | -291.28 million USD |
| 2009 | +1269.5% | -4.88 million USD | 57.04 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1967 million USD | -5.51 million USD | 5.32 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.57 million USD | -4.88 million USD | 57.04 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.59 million USD | -57.16 million USD | 102.24 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -53.59 million USD | -291.28 million USD | 50.47 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Namibia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Namibia was -291.28 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.24 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -291.28 million USD in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Namibia ranks 175th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5,970.2%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.