Namibia

Economic, health, and climate indicators for Namibia. Click any indicator to see full charts and statistics.

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Foreign Direct Investment grew at 13.1% CAGR over 39 years — from $16.4M (1985) to $1.97B (2024)
GDP (Current USD) grew at 4.6% CAGR over 29 years — from $2.42B (1980) to $8.94B (2009)
GDP Growth Rate grew at 3.2% CAGR over 43 years — from 1.0% (1981) to 3.7% (2024)
Total Population grew at 2.6% CAGR over 64 years — from 591,465 (1960) to 3.0M (2024)
Government Debt (% GDP) is 96% below its peak of 117.5%
Economy
Indicator Latest Rank CAGR 1Y Move
Education Spending (% GDP) 9.1% #3/126 1.0% -3.3% Foreign Direct Investment $1.97B - 13.1% -14.0% GDP (Current USD) $8.94B - 4.6% 3.9% GDP Growth Rate 3.7% #77/194 3.2% -16.5% GDP Per Capita $4,413 #123/193 1.3% 5.4% GINI Index (Inequality) 59.10 #151/152 -0.8% -3.1% Government Debt (% GDP) 4.7% #5/101 -33.2% 81.5% Inflation Rate (CPI) 4.2% #118/185 -2.4% -27.9% Internet Users (%) 64.4% #121/182 - 5.3% Military Spending (% GDP) 2.7% #36/161 -2.5% -0.4% Population Growth Rate 2.2% - 0.2% -10.9% Total Population 3.0M - 2.6% 2.3% Trade (% of GDP) 109.6% #49/176 -0.3% -1.0% Unemployment Rate 19.2% #173/180 0.0% 0.0% Urban Population (%) 50.4% #133/195 1.2% 0.9%
Health
Indicator Latest Rank CAGR 1Y Move
Health Expenditure Per Capita $397 #102/193 2.7% -5.1% Life Expectancy (Both Sexes) 60.4 years - 0.6% -5.3% Life Expectancy at Birth 67.4 years #147/195 0.5% 5.0% Maternal Mortality Ratio 139.0 per 1,000 #139/191 -2.4% 9.5% Measles Immunization (%) 79.0% #147/189 0.1% -8.1% Neonatal Mortality Rate 24.1% #166/193 -0.4% -3.6% Obesity Prevalence 16.97 - 3.3% 2.2% Under-5 Mortality Rate 40.7% #159/194 -1.5% -3.1%
Climate & Environment
Indicator Latest Rank CAGR 1Y Move
Electricity Use Per Capita 1,230.9 #94/144 - -1.6% Forest Area (%) 7.8% #156/190 -0.9% -1.1% Freshwater Withdrawal (%) 1.7% - -0.8% 0.0% Renewable Energy (%) 30.0% #78/189 -1.2% -3.9%
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