Namibia

Namibia's unemployment rate of 19.3% stands out in an economy that rose 1 place to 145th in 2025, between Mauritius and Brunei. US$ GDP climbed 10.6% to US$15.1 billion, but real growth was only +1.7%; most of the dollar gain was exchange-rate and price effects, not output.

Services make up 55.0% of output, industry 28.9% and agriculture 7.0%, with manufacturing at 10.0%. Inflation stood at 3.5% and government gross debt at 67.5% of GDP. With 3.1 million people, GDP per capita of US$4,876 ranks 127th, and 129th on a PPP basis.

The ranking has slid over the long run. Namibia stood 125th in 2000, when its economy measured US$3.9 billion, and has grown 3.8 times in dollar terms since. It is now about the size of the Erie, PA metro area. The IMF projects GDP of US$22.6 billion by 2030, a +50% rise that would lift it to 136th.