Namibia's imports of goods and services (current LCU) was 172.39 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 90.83% from 90.34 billion in 2015 (6.68% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 172.39 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 75.36 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 90.34 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 172.39 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 1.06 billion | 1980 |
| Average since 2016 | 112.61 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 1.06 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Namibia's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 3% on 2024 (from 167.36 billion to 172.39 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +12.7% and a typical year strayed about 14.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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 53.1% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.2% in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 10.89 billion a year. A straight line explains 75% 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 2025, Namibia had the 100th highest value of the 137 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.
Closest to Namibia in the 2025 ranking
- Comoros — 96th of 137: 250.17 billion
- Moldova — 97th of 137: 215.35 billion
- Macao SAR, China — 98th of 137: 195.87 billion
- Libya — 100th of 137: 168.27 billion
- Belarus — 101st of 137: 163.47 billion
- Cabo Verde — 102nd of 137: 159.59 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 46 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 172,391,964,704 |
| 2024 | 167,356,546,123 |
| 2023 | 153,681,148,171 |
| 2022 | 120,891,859,400 |
| 2021 | 94,556,640,600 |
| 2020 | 75,355,554,700 |
| 2019 | 84,263,507,800 |
| 2018 | 82,985,382,800 |
| 2017 | 81,665,375,000 |
| 2016 | 92,979,273,400 |
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 15.08 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 2.87 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 100.94 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 4.83 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 159.59 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 6.96 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 598.83 billion (2025)
- Chad — 2.09 trillion (2025)
- Comoros — 250.17 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 107.01 trillion (2025)
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 imports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 172.39 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 16,140% from 1.06 billion in 1980 (11.98% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 172.39 billion in 2025 and the lowest 1.06 billion in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank?
- 100th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Namibia?
- In 2025, Namibia's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 3% on 2024 (from 167.36 billion to 172.39 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +12.7% and a typical year strayed about 14.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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 NE.IMP.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, 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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