Travel services in Namibia
Namibia: Travel services was 34.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Namibia, 1990–2024
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 travel services in Namibia is 34.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Namibia peaked at 92.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2020.
That places Namibia 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Travel services in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.0% | — |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 86.3% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 91.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 90.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -63.3% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.8% | 81.0% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 68.2% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 35.5% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 19.0% | 34.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 104 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.9% compare
- 105 Guatemala 36.4% compare
- 106 Brunei Darussalam 36.4% compare
- 108 Niger 34.6% compare
- 109 Bermuda 34.4% compare
- 110 Central African Republic 33.9%
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 travel services in Namibia?
- Travel services in Namibia was 34.8% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for travel services?
- Namibia ranks 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.