Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Namibia

Imports (% of GDP) in Namibia in 2025 — 63.9%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 138. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7.63 pp.

2025 63.9% −3.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 33of 138
Period maximum 72.2%2009
Period minimum 40.12%1985

Trend over time

1980–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Namibia, 1980–2025405060708019801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 56.27%1981: 67.79%1982: 60.93%1983: 52.65%1984: 51.54%1985: 40.12%1986: 46.19%1987: 51.38%1988: 44.75%1989: 46.51%1990: 50.2%1991: 49.87%1992: 48.96%1993: 49.49%1994: 45.39%1995: 48.87%1996: 51.14%1997: 50.2%1998: 50.76%1999: 49.67%2000: 44.4%2001: 47.53%2002: 48.25%2003: 52.52%2004: 42.06%2005: 40.27%2006: 41.47%2007: 55.12%2008: 65.99%2009: 72.2%2010: 59.79%2011: 56.65%2012: 60.16%2013: 60.22%2014: 64.06%2015: 61.87%2016: 58.96%2017: 47.6%2018: 45.83%2019: 46.5%2020: 43.25%2021: 51.59%2022: 58.8%2023: 66.53%2024: 66.94%2025: 63.9%
Change over the period: +7.63 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 63.9%
World 28.5%
Southern Africa computed 31.38%
Imports (% of GDP) — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.9 −3.03 pp
2024 66.94 +0.4 pp
2023 66.53 +7.73 pp
2022 58.8 +7.22 pp
2021 51.59 +8.34 pp
2020 43.25 −3.25 pp
2019 46.5 +0.67 pp
2018 45.83 −1.77 pp
2017 47.6 −11.36 pp
2016 58.96 −2.91 pp
2015 61.87 −2.19 pp
2014 64.06 +3.84 pp
2013 60.22 +0.07 pp
2012 60.16 +3.51 pp
2011 56.65 −3.14 pp
2010 59.79 −12.41 pp
2009 72.2 +6.21 pp
2008 65.99 +10.87 pp
2007 55.12 +13.66 pp
2006 41.47 +1.2 pp
2005 40.27 −1.79 pp
2004 42.06 −10.46 pp
2003 52.52 +4.28 pp
2002 48.25 +0.72 pp
2001 47.53 +3.13 pp
2000 44.4 −5.27 pp
1999 49.67 −1.09 pp
1998 50.76 +0.57 pp
1997 50.2 −0.94 pp
1996 51.14 +2.27 pp
1995 48.87 +3.48 pp
1994 45.39 −4.1 pp
1993 49.49 +0.53 pp
1992 48.96 −0.91 pp
1991 49.87 −0.33 pp
1990 50.2 +3.69 pp
1989 46.51 +1.76 pp
1988 44.75 −6.62 pp
1987 51.38 +5.19 pp
1986 46.19 +6.08 pp
1985 40.12 −11.43 pp
1984 51.54 −1.11 pp
1983 52.65 −8.28 pp
1982 60.93 −6.86 pp
1981 67.79 +11.51 pp
1980 56.27

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.