Productivity vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Productivity vs. GDP per capita was 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▼ Falling
Productivity vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. gdp per capita in Namibia stood at 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 20.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 86th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 83 Moldova 17.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 84 Sri Lanka 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 85 Tunisia 16.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 87 Lebanon 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 88 Jordan 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 89 Paraguay 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Namibia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 63.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Productivity vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for productivity vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 86th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.