Namibia

Inflation in Namibia

Inflation in Namibia: 13.7% a year in 1990 and 3.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.5% a year
Since 1990
−10.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
70 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in NamibiaInflation in Namibia: 13.7% a year in 1990 and 3.5% 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 21.6% a year in 1992, the lowest 2.2% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNamibia
20253.5
20244.2
20235.9
20226.1
20213.6
20202.2
20193.7
20184.3
20176.1
20166.7
20153.4
20145.3
20135.6
20126.7
20115
20104.9
20099.5
20089.1
20076.5
20065
20052.3
20044.1
20037.2
200212.7
200110.2
200010.2
19999.4
19986.6
19979.7
19968.7
199511.1
199412.1
19939.3
199221.6
199113.5
199013.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNamibia
20264.1
20274.2
20283.3
20293
20303
20313

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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