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Namibia

Namibia reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Namibia ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
34thGDP$13.6bn1
27thMobile85 per 10016
13thInternet use64.9%12
Last updated 1 Oct 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
South AfricaBotswanaZambiaAngolaWindhoekWalvis Bay
Four land borders, 1,572 km of coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalWindhoekLanguagesAfrikaans, German, English, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, TswanaCurrencyNamibian dollar · NADArea825,615 km²

At a glance

3.1 million people, half of them under 22, in an economy of $17.3bn in 2026, growing 2.4% a year.

Namibia’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
811
Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population3.1mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age21.5years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$5,573current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use64.9%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; policies stops at 2020. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
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ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=na
Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
051020142024ImportsExports
Imports have run at roughly 1.5 times exports over the decade; the band is the deficit.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2025
South Africa$1.61bnChina$1.09bnBotswana$0.79bn
South Africa takes 46% of the recorded exports.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2025
South Africa$3.17bnChina$0.93bnIndia$0.40bn
South Africa alone supplies more than China and India together.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$3k$4.5k$6k20142024$4,502
Reported every year, including the 2023 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%4%8%201420244.2%
4.2% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 6.7% in 2016.World Bank GEMSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
00.10.120142024$0.10bn
1.2 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2025 · top categories
Pearls & gold$1.94bnOres$1.84bnFish$0.76bn
Pearls & gold alone is 43% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%40%80%2014202469.8%
Up 42 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Dollar per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
010202014202418.3
Lost 11% of its dollar value in 2023, then recovered in 2024.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202459.3%
Up 10.9 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
3045602014202439.5
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
5065802014202467.5 yrs
The 2021 dip is the pandemic, in vermilion.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
601001402014202485
More subscriptions than people since 2014.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
40%50%60%2014202450.4%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerFive heads of state since 1990, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/na
19902026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has held the office of President of the Republic of Namibia since Mar 2025. The record holds 17 current ministers, and a Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia.

ElectedAppointed
Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahNetumbo Nandi-NdaitwahPresident of the Republic of Namibiain office since Mar 2025
Lucia WitbooiVice President of Namibiain office since Mar 2025
Elijah NgurareElijah NgurarePrime Minister of the Republic of Namibiasworn in 21 Mar 2025
18 seats confirmed current · 17 recorded for 2025
17Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Agriculture, Water and ForestryFinanceHealth and Social ServicesUrban and Rural DevelopmentWorks and TransportDefenceFisheries and Marine ResourcesInteriorIndustrialization and TradeInformation and Communication TechnologyLabourPoverty Eradication and Social WelfareSport, Youth and National ServicesAttorney GeneralHigher EducationForeign AffairsEducation, Arts & Culture
—Junior ministersjunior ministers for this date are not in the record
No ministers of state, delegates or deputy ministers are in the record for this date — hatching marks what we do not hold.
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Namibia.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Namibia
The whole table

Seven measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity59.3%202448.4%+10.9 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Clean cooking fuel46.0%202443.0%+3.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality39.5202450.0−10.5 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth67.5 yrs202459.3 yrs+8.2 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population50.9%202544.8%+6.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use64.9%202414.8%+50.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions85 / 1002024116 / 100−30ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Namibia

159 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Namibia. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How Namibia ranks across Africa

Namibia's position on 158 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Namibia with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
World Bank GEM2026
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Namibia: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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