ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Namibia
Namibia: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.6% for ict goods imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Namibia peaked at 6.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2018.
Namibia ranks 141st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -28.9% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.1%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.6% compare
- 139 Seychelles 2.6% compare
- 140 New Caledonia 2.6% compare
- 142 Tajikistan 2.6% compare
- 143 Bermuda 2.5% compare
- 144 Bolivia 2.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,390 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Namibia?
- Ict goods imports in Namibia was 2.6% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for ict goods imports?
- Namibia ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).