2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ m) | 7,987 | 8,809 | 8,962 | 9,280 | 12,883 | 14,178 | 13,964 |
Nominal GDP (N$ m) | 54,028 | 62,080 | 74,016 | 78,169 | 94,240 | 103,502 | 114,501 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 7.1 | 5.4 | 4.3 | -0.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 8.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
Government consumption | 11.0 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 |
Gross fixed investment | 29.8 | 12.1 | 13.1 | -1.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Exports of goods & services | 15.3 | 6.4 | 5.2 | -14.9 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 10.6 |
Imports of goods & services | 16.3 | 31.8 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.3 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | -0.7 | -9.3 | 0.4 | -4.1 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Industry | 14.3 | 6.1 | 2.2 | -11.9 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
Services | 5.5 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 5,839 | 6,213 | 6,495 | 6,388 | 6,635 | 6,891 | 7,268 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP)d | |||||||
Public-sector revenue | 36.4 | 31.8 | 31.3 | 30.0 | 25.5 | 26.4 | 28.6 |
Public-sector expenditure | 31.7 | 26.7 | 29.2 | 31.1 | 31.8 | 34.7 | 35.1 |
Public-sector balance | 4.7 | 5.1 | 2.0 | -1.1 | -6.3 | -8.4 | -6.5 |
Net public debt | 28.3 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 14.8 | 20.1 | 27.4 | 30.3 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate N$:US$ (end-period) | 7.04 | 6.86 | 9.30 | 7.36 | 6.59a | 7.80 | 8.50 |
Exchange rate N$:€ (end-period) | 9.29 | 10.02 | 12.93 | 10.55 | 8.94a | 10.30 | 10.79 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 6.0 | 7.1 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 3.1a | 4.4 | 6.6 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 46.3 | 7.0 | 26.8 | 12.5 | 14.4a | 7.6b | 15.1 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 30.1 | 10.2 | 17.9 | 5.9 | 19.8a | 8.4b | 16.3 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 11.2 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 9.7a | 9.1 | 9.5 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | 102 | -180 | -717 | -984 | -838a | -910 | -1,190 |
Goods: exports fob | 2,647 | 2,922 | 3,116 | 3,535 | 4,042a | 4,483 | 5,066 |
Goods: imports fob | -2,544 | -3,102 | -3,833 | -4,519 | -4,880a | -5,393 | -6,256 |
Services balance | 96 | 85 | -34 | -88 | 81a | 111 | 109 |
Income balance | -63 | -158 | -155 | -70 | -463a | -546 | -615 |
Current transfers balance | 880 | 946 | 950 | 980 | 1,232a | 1,232 | 1,125 |
Current-account balance | 1,016 | 693 | 45 | -161 | 11a | -113 | -571 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 1,820 | 1,798 | 1,761 | 2,038 | 2,888a | 3,060 | 3,163 |
Debt service paid | 399 | 342 | 397 | 400 | 439 | 445 | 455 |
Principal repayments | 391 | 334 | 390 | 388 | 423 | 425 | 432 |
Interest | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 450 | 896 | 1,293 | 2,051 | 1,699a | 1,542 | 1,583 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Fiscal years starting in April. | |||||||
Sources: Bank of Namibia; Central Bureau of Statistics; IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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