Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita was 2,271 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Namibia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Namibia is 2,271 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Namibia peaked at 2,905 current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 567.21 current US$ per person, in 2002.
Namibia ranks 85th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,487 current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 1,096 current US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 1982 | 924.47 current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 815.41 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 718.58 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 662.78 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 863.78 current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 1987 | 850.25 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 872.12 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 870.48 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 792.38 current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 856.83 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 917.66 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 821.9 current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 840.46 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 879.43 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 861.43 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 792.06 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 711.01 current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 694.67 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 725.81 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 634.88 current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 567.21 current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 658.16 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 940.74 current US$ per person | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 1,053 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 1,329 current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 1,448 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 1,534 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1,514 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,908 current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 2,053 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 2,000 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2,055 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,995 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,713 current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 1,674 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 2,086 current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 2,905 current US$ per person | +39.3% |
| 2019 | 1,789 current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 2020 | 1,417 current US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 1,572 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 2,017 current US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 1,865 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 2,160 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 2,271 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2,271 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 556.85 current US$ per person, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2,271 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 230.42 current US$ per person, 9.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 916.07 current US$ per person | 662.78 current US$ per person | 1,487 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 816.78 current US$ per person | 694.67 current US$ per person | 917.66 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,040 current US$ per person | 567.21 current US$ per person | 1,534 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,018 current US$ per person | 1,674 current US$ per person | 2,905 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,884 current US$ per person | 1,417 current US$ per person | 2,271 current US$ per person | 6 |
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$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,724 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Namibia?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Namibia was 2,271 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,905 current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 567.21 current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Namibia ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.