Economic Indicators for Namibia


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Current account balance-14.84-12.9913.53-16.50Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index187.91177.47187.9162.57
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )5.886.089.452.21Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate10.938.6123.366.86%
Interest rates4.242.0316.39-2.83Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt117.520.00117.52117.52% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )116.59111.18117.3597.51
Human Capital Index0.450.450.450.39Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered1,153.001,028.002,850.00674.00Number
Time required to start a business54.0054.0099.0054.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse160.00160.00160.00145.00Days
Armed forces Personnel16,000.0016,000.0016,000.005,900.00Total
Exports of goods and services43.4140.3570.3931.96Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services66.2058.7672.2040.12Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1213142USD Billions
GDP Growth4.165.3512.27-8.10Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.703.303.302.70Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.600.600.600.23Per 1,000 people
Labor force1,106,120.001,069,079.001,106,120.00452,540.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education12.1811.0812.183.67Percentage (%)
Fertility rate3.253.306.563.25Total
Population3331Thousands