Namibia's international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was US$72 million in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 105.71% from US$35 million in 2010 (7.48% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$72 million | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$63 million | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | US$35 million | 2010 |
| Highest | US$132 million | 2007 |
| Lowest | US$35 million | 2009 |
| Average since 2011 | US$64.5 million | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | US$90 million |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Namibia's international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) fell 32.7% on 2019 (from US$107 million to US$72 million).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was +5.7% and a typical year strayed about 31.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 91.1% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 69.3% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$5.16 million a year. A straight line explains 55% 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 2020, Namibia had the 123rd highest value of the 155 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$72 million | 2020 |
| World | US$1.4 trillion | 2019 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$26.04 billion | 2019 |
| Lower middle income | US$117.55 billion | 2019 |
Closest to Namibia in the 2020 ranking
- Malawi — 120th of 155: US$83 million
- Madagascar — 121st of 155: US$79 million
- Fiji — 122nd of 155: US$75 million
- Nicaragua — 124th of 155: US$63 million
- Suriname — 125th of 155: US$60 million
- Timor-Leste — 126th of 155: US$54 million
What this measures
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 26 values
| Year | International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 72,000,000 |
| 2019 | 107,000,000 |
| 2018 | 56,000,000 |
| 2017 | 90,000,000 |
| 2016 | 72,000,000 |
| 2015 | 63,000,000 |
| 2014 | 50,000,000 |
| 2013 | 41,000,000 |
| 2012 | 48,000,000 |
| 2011 | 46,000,000 |
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$615 million (2020)
- Benin — US$94 million (2019)
- Botswana — US$89 million (2020)
- Burkina Faso — US$114.6 million (2019)
- Burundi — US$23 million (2018)
- Cabo Verde — US$52 million (2020)
- Cameroon — US$553 million (2020)
- Comoros — US$31 million (2020)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More private sector & trade data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 102.45% (2025)
- Import unit value index (2015 = 100) — 138 (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$8.43 billion (2025)
- Export unit value index (2015 = 100) — 152.1 (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$7.02 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 1.88% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 80.23% (2024)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$2.44 billion (2024)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 13.22% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Namibia's international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)?
- US$72 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 20% from US$90 million in 1995 (0.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$132 million in 2007 and the lowest US$35 million in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank?
- 123rd highest of 155 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) unusual for Namibia?
- In 2020, Namibia's international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) fell 32.7% on 2019 (from US$107 million to US$72 million). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was +5.7% and a typical year strayed about 31.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TVLX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism 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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