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GDP per capita — Namibia
Latest available year: 2025 · Data available from 1980 Latest is based on data available for Namibia.
What this indicator means: Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. Frequency: annual · Unit: current US$ per person.
GDP per capita in Namibia
1980–2025 · current US$ per person
Source & methodology
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · View original source
World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Values are imported as published; null observations are excluded.
Status: verified · Last updated: 2026-09-12 17:02:20
Understanding GDP per capita in Namibia
Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. AfriFacto presents the available historical observations so readers can understand the direction, scale and changes in gdp per capita over time. Where a source does not report a year, AfriFacto leaves that year as missing rather than estimating a value.
Historical data table
| Year | GDP per capita | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,876 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2024 | 4,502 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2023 | 4,226 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2022 | 4,350 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2021 | 4,413 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2020 | 3,879 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2019 | 4,732 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2018 | 5,309 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2017 | 5,144 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2016 | 4,396 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2015 | 4,774 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2014 | 5,378 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2013 | 5,347 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2012 | 5,943 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2011 | 5,835 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2010 | 5,418 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2009 | 4,303 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2008 | 4,205 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2007 | 4,379 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2006 | 4,017 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2005 | 3,686 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2004 | 3,403 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2003 | 2,569 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2002 | 1,772 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2001 | 1,916 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2000 | 2,157 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1999 | 2,178 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1998 | 2,235 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1997 | 2,460 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1996 | 2,423 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1995 | 2,483 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1994 | 2,356 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1993 | 2,155 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1992 | 2,347 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1991 | 2,117 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1990 | 2,037 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1989 | 1,967 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1988 | 2,063 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1987 | 1,969 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1986 | 1,599 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1985 | 1,466 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1984 | 1,830 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1983 | 2,214 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1982 | 2,097 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1981 | 2,267 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1980 | 2,468 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
African GDP per capita ranking 2025 · current US$ per person
The ranking uses the selected year. Countries without an observation for that year are omitted.
| Rank | Country | GDP per capita | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 4,876 | 2025 |
Namibia
Southern Africa · Latest imported 2025


