Import value index in Namibia
Namibia: Import value index was 115.2 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Namibia, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 115.2 2015 = 100 for import value index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Namibia peaked at 115.2 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.2 2015 = 100, in 2005.
That places Namibia 166th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.2 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 36.8 2015 = 100 | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 45.5 2015 = 100 | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 55.9 2015 = 100 | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 64.3 2015 = 100 | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 72.2 2015 = 100 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 85.1 2015 = 100 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 93.8 2015 = 100 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 98.3 2015 = 100 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 110.1 2015 = 100 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5 2015 = 100 | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 88.1 2015 = 100 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 107.6 2015 = 100 | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 80.3 2015 = 100 | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 65.5 2015 = 100 | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 82.8 2015 = 100 | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 101 2015 = 100 | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 94.7 2015 = 100 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 115.2 2015 = 100 | +21.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 115.2 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 148.6 2015 = 100, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 115.2 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 136.5 2015 = 100, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.14 2015 = 100 | 33.2 2015 = 100 | 64.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.2 2015 = 100 | 72.2 2015 = 100 | 110.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.84 2015 = 100 | 65.5 2015 = 100 | 115.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 164 South Africa 118 2015 = 100 compare
- 165 Qatar 115.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 167 Northern Mariana Islands 114.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 168 Japan 114.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 169 Ghana 113.3 2015 = 100 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 import value index in Namibia?
- Import value index in Namibia was 115.2 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 115.2 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for import value index?
- Namibia ranks 166th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.