Gross capital formation in Namibia
Namibia: Gross capital formation was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Namibia, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Namibia is 18.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 28.2% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Namibia peaked at 34.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1986.
Namibia ranks 143rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.6% | 8.1% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 15.3% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 17.0% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 14.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 13.9% | 28.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Namibia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 26.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 24.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -16.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -909.46 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 81,964 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,340 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 253.50 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Namibia?
- Gross capital formation in Namibia was 18.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1986.
- How does Namibia rank for gross capital formation?
- Namibia ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.