Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▬ Flat
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
That places Namibia 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0756 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0762 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0809 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0594 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +83.0% | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0762 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0809 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 94 Nauru 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Honduras 0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Slovakia 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Egypt 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Ghana 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Namibia?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Namibia was 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.