Namibia

GDP growth in Namibia

GDP growth in Namibia: 5.3% a year in 1991 and 1.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.7% a year
Since 1991
−3.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
109 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in NamibiaGDP growth in Namibia: 5.3% a year in 1991 and 1.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 9.3% a year in 1992, the lowest -8.1% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNamibia
20251.7
20243.8
20234.3
20225.4
20213.6
2020-8.1
2019-0.8
20181.1
2017-1
20160
20154.3
20146.1
20135.6
20125.1
20115.1
20106
20090.3
20082.7
20073.6
20063.9
20054.7
20046.6
20033.5
20026.7
20012.4
20003.5
19993.4
19983.3
19974.2
19963.2
19954.1
19943
1993-1.6
19929.3
19915.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNamibia
20262
20272.7
20283
20293.1
20303
20313

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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