International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Namibia
Namibia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 72.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Namibia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 72.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 32.7% on the previous year and up 105.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Namibia peaked at 132.00 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 35.00 million current US$, in 2009.
Namibia ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.40 million current US$ | 76.00 million current US$ | 99.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 93.40 million current US$ | 35.00 million current US$ | 132.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.80 million current US$ | 35.00 million current US$ | 107.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.00 million current US$ | 72.00 million current US$ | 72.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 143 Madagascar 79.00 million current US$ compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 77.00 million current US$ compare
- 145 Fiji 75.00 million current US$ compare
- 147 Nicaragua 63.00 million current US$ compare
- 148 Suriname 60.00 million current US$ compare
- 149 East Timor 54.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.25 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 13.2% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Namibia?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Namibia was 72.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 132.00 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.00 million current US$ in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Namibia ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.