Travel services in Namibia
Namibia: Travel services was 33.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Namibia stood at 33.8%.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Namibia peaked at 88.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2020.
That places Namibia 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Travel services in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.9% | — |
| 1991 | 69.3% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 76.3% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 84.7% | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 87.2% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 86.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +51.4% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.0% | 64.9% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 64.2% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 33.2% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 17.3% | 33.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 99 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.3% compare
- 100 Guatemala 35.6% compare
- 101 Brunei Darussalam 34.8% compare
- 103 Uruguay 33.6% compare
- 104 San Marino 33.3% compare
- 105 Nepal 33.3% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 38,969 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,765 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2152 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Namibia?
- Travel services in Namibia was 33.8% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for travel services?
- Namibia ranks 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.