Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) in Namibia
Namibia: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural raw materials imports in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural raw materials imports in Namibia is 0.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural raw materials imports in Namibia peaked at 1.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.
That places Namibia 162nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +125.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -48.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +37.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -11.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +125.8% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.81 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural raw materials imports in Namibia?
- Agricultural raw materials imports in Namibia was 0.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Namibia ranks 162nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural raw materials imports rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.