Exports as a share of GDP fell 5.03% to 0.317% in Namibia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, exports as a share of GDP in Namibia reached an all time high of 0.704% in 1980 and an all time low of 0.317% in 2021. When compared to Namibia's main peers, exports as a share of GDP in Angola amounted to 0.443%, 0.446% in Botswana, 0.312% in South Africa and 0.254% in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Namibia has been ranked 86th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of exports as a share of GDP, 24 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Exports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | % | 0.298% | 0.281% | 0.290% | 0.408% | 0.408% | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | % | 0.531% | 0.546% | 0.429% | 0.442% | 0.372% | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 0.277% | 0.240% | 0.353% | 0.326% | 0.259% | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | 0.416% | 0.443% | 0.460% | 0.489% | 0.446% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 0.311% | 0.335% | 0.386% | 0.449% | 0.323% | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | % | 0.354% | 0.350% | 0.336% | 0.359% | 0.364% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 0.277% | 0.282% | 0.273% | 0.276% | 0.273% | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | 0.431% | 0.441% | 0.435% | 0.404% | 0.456% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 0.371% | 0.353% | 0.350% | 0.380% | 0.346% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | 0.192% | 0.199% | 0.197% | 0.262% | 0.272% |