International tourism, receipts in Namibia
Namibia: International tourism, receipts was 4.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Namibia, 2000–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4.0% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 59.4% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Namibia peaked at 22.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.
That places Namibia 102nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +79.2% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -40.2% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -59.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 9.8% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 4.0% 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 22.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Namibia ranks 102nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total exports). 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. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.