International statistics Basic indicators: Namibia

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22019823,290
GDP, current prices bn US$202112.3
GDP per capita, current prices US$20214,842
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20210.9
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20213.6
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20219.4
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202125.0
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202158.6
Population 1,00020212,587.3
Population, female % of total202151.5
Population density inhab. per km220213
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202136.7
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20213.6
Fertility rate, total births per woman20203.29
Life expectancy at birth - men years202061.0
Life expectancy at birth - women years202066.9
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.20186
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.200927
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202030
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201933
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201922
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20182,418
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20209.4
Labour force participation rate %202158.2
Labour force 1,0002021953
Self-employed persons %202138.5
Unemployment rate %202121.7
Youth unemployment rate %202140.4
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201867.7
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20214,550
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202030.22
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202018.29
Agricultural land % of land area201947.1
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20191.0
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20190.0
Forest area % of land area20198.2
Import of goods, total bn US$20206.8
Export of goods, total bn US$20205.6
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202067.0
Export of goods to Germany mn US$2020131.4
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202131.9
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201935
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.76
Rail route length km19952,382
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2014794
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20201.49
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20140.4
Researchers per million inhabitants2014149
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20205.6
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2020102.1
Internet users per 100 inhab.201940.5
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20202.8
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202069.5

As at 21 July 2022

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