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GDP growth in Namibia

Is that economy growing or stalling?

Namibia's gdp growth is 1.73 % — #90 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

1.73%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in Namibia over time

12.27 %2.08 %-8.10 %12.27 % · 2004-8.10 % · 20202000: 3.49 %2001: 1.18 %2002: 4.79 %2003: 4.24 %2004: 12.27 %2005: 2.53 %2006: 7.07 %2007: 5.37 %2008: 2.65 %2009: 0.30 %2010: 6.04 %2011: 5.09 %2012: 5.06 %2013: 5.61 %2014: 6.09 %2015: 4.26 %2016: 0.03 %2017: -1.03 %2018: 1.06 %2019: -0.84 %2020: -8.10 %2021: 3.60 %2022: 5.40 %2023: 4.32 %2024: 3.78 %2025: 1.73 %2000201220251.73 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#90 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
29 %
37 of 127 countries
Latest move
▼ 2.05 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
10.54 pp
peak 12.27 % in 2004
Full series
▼ 1.76 pp
since 2000

In Africa: #18 of 21vs median 2.90 %: −1.17 pp (worse)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %Namibia: ahead of 29 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthNamibia 1.73 %-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. Namibia is ahead of 29 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs Namibia
88 Netherlands1.78 %+0.05 pp
89 Canada1.74 %+0.01 pp
90 Namibia1.73 %—
91 Sweden1.54 %−0.19 pp
92 Azerbaijan1.45 %−0.28 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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