Namibia

Overview
By Theme
By SDG Goal

Topic

Social
Economic
Environment
Institutions

Social

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)

Most recent value

(2015)

15.6

(2015)

Trend

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Most recent value

(2023)

Trend

Population, total

Most recent value

(2023)

2,963,095

(2023)

Trend

Population growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

2.5

(2023)

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

(2023 billion)

12.35

(2023 billion)

Trend

GDP per capita (current US$)

Most recent value

(2023)

4,168.3

(2023)

Trend

GDP growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

4.2

(2023)

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

(2023)

0.7

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Most recent value

(2020)

1.588

(2020)

Trend

Forest area (% of land area)

Most recent value

(2022)

7.9

(2022)

Trend

Access to electricity (% of population)

Most recent value

(2023)

56.7

(2023)

Trend

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Most recent value

(2021)

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

(2007)

117.5

(2007)

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

(2023)

18.6

(2023)

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
World Bank Group Country Survey 2024
By Public Opinion Research Group
Submitted on: 20 Dec, 2024
Empowering Women in Small-Scale Fisheries for Sustainable Food Systems 2022
By Molly Ahern
Submitted on: 30 Oct, 2024
Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database 2021
By Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit
Submitted on: 13 Oct, 2022
Intention to Return Survey 2021
By UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Government of the Republic of Namibia
Submitted on: 29 Nov, 2022

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

Social

Economic

Environment

Institutions

Projects & Operations

Finances

Surveys

Human Capital Index

Global Economic Prospects - Forecasts

Climate Change