Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Namibia

Namibia: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
6.1%
Change on year
up 40.9%
World rank
51st
of 213 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 1994
All-time low
0.9%
in 2019
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Namibia, 1990–2025

0510151990200720251990: 6.4 annual %1991: 6 annual %1992: 9.7 annual %1993: 10.4 annual %1994: 15.7 annual %1995: 6.7 annual %1996: 15.2 annual %1997: 7.1 annual %1998: 8.3 annual %1999: 6.8 annual %2000: 11.3 annual %2001: 11.2 annual %2002: 10 annual %2003: 1.3 annual %2004: 2 annual %2005: 5.6 annual %2006: 9.4 annual %2007: 9.3 annual %2008: 11 annual %2009: 6.9 annual %2010: 3.7 annual %2011: 3.8 annual %2012: 11.3 annual %2013: 4 annual %2014: 8.2 annual %2015: 3.9 annual %2016: 8 annual %2017: 9.9 annual %2018: 4.4 annual %2019: 0.926 annual %2020: 4.6 annual %2021: 1.5 annual %2022: 6.4 annual %2023: 7.7 annual %2024: 4.3 annual %2025: 6.1 annual %

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Namibia is 6.1%, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Namibia peaked at 15.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.

Namibia ranks 51st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.2% 6.0% 15.7% 10
2000s 7.8% 1.3% 11.3% 10
2010s 5.8% 0.9% 11.3% 10
2020s 5.1% 1.5% 7.7% 6

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 48 Hungary 6.3% compare
  2. 49 Guinea 6.2% compare
  3. 50 Samoa 6.2% compare
  4. 52 Turkmenistan 6.0% compare
  5. 54 Brazil 5.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Namibia?
Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Namibia was 6.1% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1994.
What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
How does Namibia rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
Namibia ranks 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 7,277 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.