Namibia

Overview
By Theme
By SDG Goal

Topic

Social
Economic
Environment
Institutions

Social

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)

Most recent value

(2015)

22.9

(2015)

Trend

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Most recent value

(2023)

Trend

Population, total

Most recent value

(2024)

3,030,131

(2024)

Trend

Population growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2024)

2.2

(2024)

Trend

Net migration

Most recent value

(2024)

4,211

(2024)

Trend

Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)

Most recent value

(2020)

0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

GDP (current US$)

Most recent value

(2024 billion)

13.37

(2024 billion)

Trend

GDP per capita (current US$)

Most recent value

(2024)

4,413.1

(2024)

Trend

GDP growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2024)

3.7

(2024)

Trend

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Most recent value

(2024)

19.1

(2024)

Trend

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Most recent value

(2024)

4.2

(2024)

Trend

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2024)

1.1

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Forest area (% of land area)

Most recent value

(2023)

7.8

(2023)

Trend

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)

Most recent value

(2023)

1.5

(2023)

Trend

Access to electricity (% of population)

Most recent value

(2023)

56.7

(2023)

Trend

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Most recent value

(2022)

Trend

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)

Most recent value

(2021)

24.9

(2021)

Trend

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

No data available

Trend

Institutions

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2015)

4.7

(2015)

Trend

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)

Most recent value

(2023)

58.7

(2023)

Trend

Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Most recent value

(2023)

Trend

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Most recent value

(2024)

Trend

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2024)

14.7

(2024)

Trend

Projects & Operations

Finances

Summary of Contributions to Financial Intermediary Funds
$131.00 thousand
Paid in as of Dec 31, 2013

Surveys

Most Recent Surveys
Afrobarometer Survey 2024
By Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR), Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi in Kenya
Submitted on: 18 Jun, 2025
The Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy
By Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit
Submitted on: 01 Oct, 2025
World Bank Enterprise Survey 2024
By World Bank Group (WBG)
Submitted on: 20 May, 2025
World Bank Group Country Survey 2024
By Public Opinion Research Group
Submitted on: 20 Dec, 2024

Human Capital Index

HCI and GDP Per Capita PPP (log scale, horizontal axis)
Productivity relative to benchmark of complete education and full health
Namibia

Global Economic Prospects - Forecasts

Annual GDP Growth (%)
Namibia

Namibia

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Institutions

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Surveys

Human Capital Index

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Climate Change