Foreign direct investment inflows in Namibia
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Namibia were 9.6% of GDP in 2025.
Namibia, 2025
9.6%
Change from 2024
−4.6percentage points
World, 2025
1.4%
Position in 2025
21st of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Namibia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.6% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | 0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | 3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | 5.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | 3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | 2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | 2.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.6 percentage points from 14.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Namibia has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.4%.