Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Namibia
Namibia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Namibia is 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Namibia peaked at 0.0777 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Namibia 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0729 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0645 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +115.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 82 East Timor 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Myanmar 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Ireland 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Mongolia 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Australia 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Namibia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Namibia was 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0777 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Namibia ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.