Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Namibia
Namibia: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Namibia is 6.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Namibia peaked at 15.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 51st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Namibia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.4% | — |
| 1991 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +62.2% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | +51.2% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -57.4% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +127.1% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -53.1% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +66.3% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -87.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +60.5% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +174.4% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +68.0% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -46.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +195.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -64.1% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +103.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -53.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +106.2% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -55.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -79.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +400.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -66.9% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +318.2% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -44.1% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | +40.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 6.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 6.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.3%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 1.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 0.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 1.5% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More financial sector data for Namibia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Namibia?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Namibia was 6.1% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- Namibia ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.