Migrant remittance inflows in Namibia
Namibia: Migrant remittance inflows was 0.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Migrant remittance inflows in Namibia, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for migrant remittance inflows in Namibia is 0.1%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, migrant remittance inflows in Namibia peaked at 0.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.
Namibia ranks 45th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More trade data for Namibia
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value 52 1000 USD (2007)
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Export Value 3 1000 USD (2007)
- Ploughs (e.g. reversible and non-reversible ploughs) — Import Value 482 1000 USD (2007)
- Pedestrian controlled tractors (single axle tractors) — Import Value 102 1000 USD (2007)
- Net long-term borrowing -6.97 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 5.00 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Manure spreaders and Fertiliser distributors — Import Value 118 1000 USD (2007)
- Lead time to export, median case 3 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 180.65 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 320.48 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is migrant remittance inflows in Namibia?
- Migrant remittance inflows in Namibia was 0.1% in 2011, according to World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does Namibia rank for migrant remittance inflows?
- Namibia ranks 45th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is migrant remittance inflows rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,