GDP growth in Namibia

Namibia: GDP growth was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.7%
Change on year
down 54.2%
World rank
158th
of 214 countries
All-time high
12.3%
in 2004
All-time low
-8.1%
in 2020
Years of data
45
1981–2025

GDP growth in Namibia, 1981–2025

-10-505101981200320251981: 0.971 annual %1982: -0.398 annual %1983: -1.8 annual %1984: -0.237 annual %1985: 0.464 annual %1986: 4.8 annual %1987: 3.6 annual %1988: 0.813 annual %1989: 1.9 annual %1990: 2 annual %1991: 8.2 annual %1992: 7.2 annual %1993: -1.6 annual %1994: 1.7 annual %1995: 3.9 annual %1996: 3.2 annual %1997: 4.2 annual %1998: 3.3 annual %1999: 3.4 annual %2000: 3.5 annual %2001: 1.2 annual %2002: 4.8 annual %2003: 4.2 annual %2004: 12.3 annual %2005: 2.5 annual %2006: 7.1 annual %2007: 5.4 annual %2008: 2.6 annual %2009: 0.296 annual %2010: 6 annual %2011: 5.1 annual %2012: 5.1 annual %2013: 5.6 annual %2014: 6.1 annual %2015: 4.3 annual %2016: 0.034 annual %2017: -1 annual %2018: 1.1 annual %2019: -0.839 annual %2020: -8.1 annual %2021: 3.6 annual %2022: 5.4 annual %2023: 4.3 annual %2024: 3.8 annual %2025: 1.7 annual %

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 1.7% for gdp growth in 2025.

The figure is down 54.2% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp growth in Namibia peaked at 12.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -8.1%, in 2020.

Namibia ranks 158th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.1% -1.8% 4.8% 9
1990s 3.6% -1.6% 8.2% 10
2000s 4.4% 0.3% 12.3% 10
2010s 3.1% -1.0% 6.1% 10
2020s 1.8% -8.1% 5.4% 6

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 155 Netherlands 1.8% compare
  2. 156 Canada 1.7% compare
  3. 157 American Samoa 1.7% compare
  4. 159 Tuvalu 1.6% compare
  5. 160 Venezuela 1.6% compare
  6. 161 Sweden 1.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp growth in Namibia?
Gdp growth in Namibia was 1.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2004.
What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was -8.1% in 2020.
How does Namibia rank for gdp growth?
Namibia ranks 158th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is gdp growth rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.