Namibia — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Namibia, 2003–2025.
Inflation for Namibia was 3.51% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 23 years, from 2003 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.45% in 2009. The lowest was 2.21% in 2020 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.17% per year.
Namibia ranks 82 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 44%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Namibia sits level with it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 63% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 23 of 46 economies; Cameroon (3.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 117% in 2006. That is 22% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 45th of 173 in 2003 → 63rd of 186 in 2010 → 84th of 178 in 2020 → 72nd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2003 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.51% | -0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 4.24% | -1.6 pp |
| 2023 | 5.88% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 6.08% | +2.5 pp |
| 2021 | 3.62% | +1.4 pp |
| 2020 | 2.21% | -1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 3.72% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 4.29% | -1.9 pp |
| 2017 | 6.15% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 6.73% | +3.3 pp |
| 2015 | 3.39% | -2.0 pp |
| 2014 | 5.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 6.72% | +1.7 pp |
| 2011 | 5.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.87% | -4.6 pp |
| 2009 | 9.45% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 9.09% | +2.5 pp |
| 2007 | 6.55% | +1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 4.96% | +2.7 pp |
| 2005 | 2.28% | -1.9 pp |
| 2004 | 4.14% | -3.0 pp |
| 2003 | 7.14% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Namibia’s Inflation in 2004?
4.14% (2004). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Namibia’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2003 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -50.8% in total — about 3.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.51%; 2024: 4.24%; 2023: 5.88%; 2022: 6.08%; 2021: 3.62%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.