Namibia
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 3.1 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Namibia rose 3.5% in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Namibia's economy grew 1.7% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Namibia was US$4,876 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 19.3% of Namibia's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Namibia had 3.1 million people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 136th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Namibia had a current account deficit of 13.4% of GDP in 2024, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2003
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| Year | Namibia | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Namibia | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −8.1% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −0.8% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | −1.0% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Namibia | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$4,876 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$4,502 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$4,226 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$4,350 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$4,413 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$3,879 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$4,732 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$5,309 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$5,144 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$4,396 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Namibia | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.3% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1 million |
| 2024 | 3.0 million |
| 2023 | 3.0 million |
| 2022 | 2.9 million |
| 2021 | 2.8 million |
| 2020 | 2.7 million |
| 2019 | 2.7 million |
| 2018 | 2.6 million |
| 2017 | 2.5 million |
| 2016 | 2.4 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Namibia | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | −13.4% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −15.0% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −12.6% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −10.8% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −1.8% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −3.6% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −4.4% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −16.5% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −13.8% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Namibia: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Namibia since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.