World Bank · Economy
Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net
-1.89Bcurrent USD · 2024-346.6% since 2014
Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for Namibia from 1990 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1,890,532,554.939 | |
| 2023 | -2,601,783,071.605 | |
| 2022 | -1,045,154,430.34 | |
| 2021 | -822,440,242.927 | |
| 2020 | 201,566,885.791 | |
| 2019 | 185,463,746.221 | |
| 2018 | -137,552,726.624 | |
| 2017 | -346,959,546.791 | |
| 2016 | -366,550,502.109 | |
| 2015 | -734,559,243.831 | |
| 2014 | -423,354,598.813 | |
| 2013 | -771,817,946.775 | |
| 2012 | -1,030,405,590.827 | |
| 2011 | -790,120,662.461 | |
| 2010 | -282,623,620.702 | |
| 2009 | -765,103,324.037 | |
| 2008 | -743,267,699.965 | |
| 2007 | -717,829,827.282 | |
| 2006 | -403,785,323.716 | |
| 2005 | -400,239,973.33 | |
| 2004 | -246,101,741.217 | |
| 2003 | -157,599,677.355 | |
| 2002 | -179,443,646.547 | |
| 2001 | -381,653,453.52 | |
| 2000 | -184,282,056.886 | |
| 1999 | -20,277,883.612 | |
| 1998 | -98,403,045.791 | |
| 1997 | -90,321,931.932 | |
| 1996 | -150,371,596.941 | |
| 1995 | -156,544,442.714 | |
| 1994 | -104,089,268.188 | |
| 1993 | -46,607,112.624 | |
| 1992 | -119,810,064.057 | |
| 1991 | -114,076,083.315 | |
| 1990 | -28,214,514.048 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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