International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Namibia
Namibia: International tourism, receipts (current US$) was 155.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Namibia, 2000–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Namibia is 155.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 65.6% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Namibia peaked at 552.00 million current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 145.00 million current US$, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 145th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 145.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 250.00 million current US$ | +72.4% |
| 2002 | 244.00 million current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 383.00 million current US$ | +57.0% |
| 2004 | 426.00 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 362.00 million current US$ | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 474.00 million current US$ | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 541.00 million current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 485.00 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 507.00 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 471.00 million current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 516.00 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 416.00 million current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 357.00 million current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 552.00 million current US$ | +54.6% |
| 2015 | 540.00 million current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 295.00 million current US$ | -45.4% |
| 2017 | 449.00 million current US$ | +52.2% |
| 2018 | 488.00 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 451.00 million current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 155.00 million current US$ | -65.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 155.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 208.60 million current US$, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 155.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130.00 million current US$, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 381.70 million current US$ | 145.00 million current US$ | 541.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 453.50 million current US$ | 295.00 million current US$ | 552.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.00 million current US$ | 155.00 million current US$ | 155.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 142 Burkina Faso 173.00 million current US$ compare
- 143 Libya 170.00 million current US$ compare
- 144 Cape Verde 169.00 million current US$ compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 151.00 million current US$ compare
- 147 Niger 130.00 million current US$ compare
- 148 Nicaragua 128.00 million current US$
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$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Namibia?
- International tourism, receipts in Namibia was 155.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 552.00 million current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 145.00 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Namibia ranks 145th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.