International tourism, expenditures in Namibia
Namibia: International tourism, expenditures was 77.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Namibia, 2009–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Namibia stood at 77.00 million current US$.
That represents a change of down 34.7% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Namibia peaked at 118.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.00 million current US$, in 2009.
That places Namibia 151st out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 40.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 42.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 55.00 million current US$ | +31.0% |
| 2012 | 53.00 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 47.00 million current US$ | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 67.00 million current US$ | +42.6% |
| 2015 | 71.00 million current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 82.00 million current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 92.00 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 69.00 million current US$ | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 118.00 million current US$ | +71.0% |
| 2020 | 77.00 million current US$ | -34.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 77.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 77.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.00 million current US$ | 40.00 million current US$ | 40.00 million current US$ | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.60 million current US$ | 42.00 million current US$ | 118.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.00 million current US$ | 77.00 million current US$ | 77.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 88.90 million current US$ compare
- 149 Sierra Leone 83.00 million current US$ compare
- 150 Chad 80.00 million current US$
- 151 Fiji 77.00 million current US$ compare
- 153 Central African Republic 69.80 million current US$ compare
- 154 Suriname 64.00 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Namibia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Namibia was 77.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 118.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.00 million current US$ in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Namibia ranks 151st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.