Transport services in Namibia
Namibia: Transport services was 26.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Namibia is 26.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Namibia peaked at 37.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2004.
Namibia ranks 56th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Transport services in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -40.6% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -58.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +249.1% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +37.4% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -38.4% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -49.0% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +54.9% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +48.8% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 5.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 10.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 22.6% | 26.5% | 5 |
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 transport services in Namibia?
- Transport services in Namibia was 26.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2004.
- How does Namibia rank for transport services?
- Namibia ranks 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.