Namibia's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$3,618 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 25.13% from US$4,832 in 2011 (2.85% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3,618 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$3,727 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$4,832 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$4,986 | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$1,587 | 2002 |
| Average since 2012 | US$4,212 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$1,721 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Namibia's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$283.27 on 2020 (from US$3,335 to US$3,618).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$53.8 and a typical year strayed about US$367.62 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$831.37 in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$695.95 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$141.89 a year. A straight line explains 65% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Namibia had the 93rd highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | US$3,618 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$1,288 | 2021 |
| Lower middle income | US$1,959 | 2021 |
Closest to Namibia in the 2021 ranking
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 90th of 167: US$3,741
- Iraq — 91st of 167: US$3,732
- El Salvador — 92nd of 167: US$3,711
- Sri Lanka — 94th of 167: US$3,612
- Samoa — 95th of 167: US$3,539
- Morocco — 96th of 167: US$3,373
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 32 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,618 |
| 2020 | 3,335 |
| 2019 | 4,031 |
| 2018 | 4,497 |
| 2017 | 4,383 |
| 2016 | 3,727 |
| 2015 | 4,167 |
| 2014 | 4,684 |
| 2013 | 4,689 |
| 2012 | 4,986 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1,232 (2021)
- Benin — US$1,173 (2021)
- Botswana — US$5,456 (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$670.06 (2021)
- Burundi — US$150.93 (2021)
- Cabo Verde — US$3,210 (2021)
- Cameroon — US$1,377 (2021)
- Central African Republic — US$417.43 (2021)
- Chad — US$468.65 (2021)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Namibia
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 8.92% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — US$106.2 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$262.77 million (2021)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$3.36 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 60.11 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.51 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 45.2 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 22.28% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Namibia's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$3,618 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 110.25% from US$1,721 in 1990 (2.43% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4,986 in 2012 and the lowest US$1,587 in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank?
- 93rd highest of 167 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Namibia?
- In 2021, Namibia's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$283.27 on 2020 (from US$3,335 to US$3,618). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$53.8 and a typical year strayed about US$367.62 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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