Namibia

Country in Africa

In brief

Unemployment: 19.3% (2025). World rank 179 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 47 of 53. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 38% (2025). World rank 177 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 46 of 53. Tax revenue, share of GDP: 33.9% (2024). World rank 2 of 142; in Africa, 2 of 33. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $11.3B → $15.1B, GDP per person $4,774 → $4,876, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $10,466 → $11,986.

Size and growth

GDP: $15.1B 2025
GDP per person: $4,876 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $11,986 2025
GDP growth per year: +1.7% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $4,340 2025
Inflation: +3.5% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 41 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 7% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 29% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 55% 2025
Unemployment: 19.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 38% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 54.9% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 44.7% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 63.9% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -13.4% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +9.6% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.7% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 33.9% 2024
Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD), South African Rand (ZAR)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 59.1 2015
Living on under $3 a day: 22.9% 2015