Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net

1990 - 2017 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -514.301 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -365.565 USD mn for 2016. Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -266.402 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -20.278 USD mn in 1999 and a record low of -1.126 USD bn in 2015. Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-514.30 2017	-365.57 2016	-1,125.69 2015	-20.28 1999	USD mn	yearly	1990 - 2017

Related Indicators for Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (USD mn)	-514.30 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Net (USD mn)	-333.38 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)	-192.17 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn)	278.58 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items (USD mn)	110.13 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Capital Account: Net (USD mn)	154.70 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows (USD mn)	417.22 2017	yearly	1986 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of... (%)	3.15 2017	yearly	1986 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows (USD mn)	2.13 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation (USD mn)	37.03 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Namibia NA: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation (USD mn)	134.30 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows (USD mn)	-97.08 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % o... (%)	-0.73 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017

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Namibia Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	13,064.834 2028	yearly	1990 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	5,688.430 2027	yearly	1990 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.484 2027	yearly	1991 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NAD bn)	106.487 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NAD bn)	170.344 2024	yearly	1993 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (NAD bn)	89.606 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	2.895 2028	yearly	1990 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	4.622 2028	yearly	1991 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-1.937 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029

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Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Namibia NA: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation: Private Sector (%)	13.51 2016	yearly	2005 - 2016
Namibia NA: Adjusted Savings: Natural Resources Depletion: % of GNI (%)	2.36 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Namibia NA: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income (USD mn)	9,294.36 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Namibia NA: GDP: Growth: Adjusted Net National Income (%)	-0.93 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Namibia NA: Coal Rents: % of GDP (%)	0.00 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Namibia NA: Forest Rents: % of GDP (%)	0.90 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Namibia NA: Mineral Rents: % of GDP (%)	3.35 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Namibia NA: Natural Gas Rents: % of GDP (%)	0.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Namibia NA: Oil Rents: % of GDP (%)	0.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Namibia NA: Total Natural Resources Rents: % of GDP (%)	4.25 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Namibia NA: GDP: Growth: GNI (%)	0.10 2017	yearly	1981 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Real: Gross National Income (NAD mn)	106,813.05 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Growth: GNI per Capita (%)	-2.04 2017	yearly	1981 - 2017
Namibia NA: GDP: Real: GNI per Capita (NAD)	42,155.38 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Namibia NA: Condom Use: Population Aged 15-24: Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 (%)	59.30 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Namibia NA: Condom Use: Population Aged 15-24: Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 (%)	79.20 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Namibia NA: Children: 0-14 Living with HIV (Person)	15,000.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Namibia NA: Lifetime Risk Of Maternal Death (%)	0.98 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Namibia NA: Maternal Mortality Ratio: National Estimate: per 100,000 Live Births (Ratio)	358.00 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: Newborns Protected Against Tetanus (%)	88.00 2016	yearly	1981 - 2016
Namibia NA: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: % (%)	8.80 2009	yearly	1993 - 2009
Namibia NA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population (%)	28.70 2009	yearly	1993 - 2009
Namibia NA: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % (%)	11.60 2009	yearly	1993 - 2009
Namibia NA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % of Rural... (%)	37.40 2009	yearly	1993 - 2009
Namibia NA: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % (%)	4.40 2009	yearly	1993 - 2009
Namibia NA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban... (%)	14.60 2009	yearly	1993 - 2009
Namibia NA: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	3.14 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	5.85 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	4.53 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	35.33 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	24.63 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	29.83 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female... (%)	64.67 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Emplo... (%)	75.37 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employme... (%)	70.17 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fema... (%)	5.05 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male E... (%)	2.74 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employ... (%)	3.86 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Namibia NA: Female Headed Households (%)	43.90 2013	yearly	1992 - 2013
Namibia NA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments (USD mn)	21.34 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors... (USD mn)	0.27 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Namibia NA: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: IAEA (USD mn)	0.18 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Namibia NA: Electricity Production From Oil: Gas And Coal Sources: % of Total (%)	0.87 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Solid Fuel Consumption: % of Total (%)	1.86 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Namibia NA: HFC Gas Emissions: Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent (Metric Ton th)	0.00 2010	yearly	1990 - 2010
Namibia NA: Agricultural Methane Emissions: Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivale... (Metric Ton th)	4,546.51 2008	yearly	1969 - 2008
Namibia NA: Mortality Rate: Neonatal: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	17.80 2016	yearly	1969 - 2016
Namibia NA: IMF Account: Fund Position: Use of Fund Credit (UFC): USD (USD mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	1945 - 2017
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Liquid Fuel Consumption: % of Total (%)	88.57 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Namibia NA: Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of T... (%)	1.09 2010	yearly	1990 - 2010
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Solid Fuel Consumption (kt)	69.67 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Namibia NA: Droughts, Floods, Extreme Temperatures: Average 1990-2009: % of Popu... (%)	3.40 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Namibia NA: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area (%)	0.20 2010	yearly	1990 - 2010
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Liquid Fuel Consumption (kt)	3,325.97 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Namibia NA: Electricity Production From Renewable Sources: Excluding Hydroelectr... (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Gaseous Fuel Consumption: % of Total (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Namibia NA: Access to Electricity: % of Population (%)	51.78 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Gaseous Fuel Consumption (kt)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Namibia NA: Electricity Production From Renewable Sources: Excluding Hydroelectr... (kWh)	0.00 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Namibia NA: Part Time Employment: Male: % of Total Male Employment (%)	11.85 2016	yearly	2012 - 2016
Namibia NA: Container Port Traffic: TEU (20 Foot Equivalent Units) (TEU)	373,100.00 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Namibia NA: Part Time Employment: % of Total Employment (%)	14.94 2016	yearly	2012 - 2016
Namibia NA: Part Time Employment: Female: % of Total Female Employment (%)	18.28 2016	yearly	2012 - 2016
Namibia NA: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation (USD mn)	37.03 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Namibia NA: Terrestrial & Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Territorial Area (%)	23.25 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Namibia NA: Time Required to Get Electricity (Day)	37.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Electricity and Heat Production: % of Total Fuel ... (%)	0.28 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Residential Buildings and Commercial and Public S... (%)	0.56 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Namibia NA: Antiretroviral Therapy Coverage: % of People Living with HIV (%)	64.00 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Tertiary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	41.20 2008	yearly	1991 - 2008
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Transport: % of Total Fuel Combustion (%)	55.43 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Manufacturing Industries and Construction: % of T... (%)	9.19 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Namibia NA: Branches: per 100,000 Adults: Commercial Banks (Number)	14.70 2016	yearly	2004 - 2016
Namibia NA: Deposit Accounts: per 1000 Adults: Commercial Banks (Number)	1,272.79 2016	yearly	2004 - 2016
Namibia NA: Production Index: 2004-2006: Food (2004-2006=100)	92.56 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Namibia NA: Production Index: 2004-2006: Crop (2004-2006=100)	121.39 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Namibia NA: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People (Ratio)	16.90 2013	yearly	1996 - 2013
Namibia NA: Loan Accounts: per 1000 Adults: Commercial Banks (Number)	301.82 2016	yearly	2004 - 2016
Namibia NA: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation (USD mn)	134.30 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Namibia NA: Production Index: 2004-2006: Livestock (2004-2006=100)	83.51 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Namibia NA: CO2 Emissions from Other Sectors: Excluding Residential Buildings an... (%)	34.82 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Namibia NA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Fema... (%)	89.74 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Namibia NA: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports:... (%)	0.19 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)	6,729.06 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports:... (%)	2.31 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Central Government Debt: Total: % of GDP (%)	23.08 2015	yearly	2009 - 2015
Namibia NA: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports:... (%)	3.87 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports (%)	17.20 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Researchers in R&D: per Million People (Ratio)	141.41 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Namibia NA: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports:... (%)	44.65 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports:... (%)	4.85 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: The Arab World (%)	1.41 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports:... (%)	0.65 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World (%)	2.42 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: GDP: % of Manufacturing: Other Manufacturing (%)	46.51 2013	yearly	1994 - 2013
Namibia NA: Exports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)	4,517.36 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports:... (%)	0.18 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports:... (%)	10.30 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual (%)	0.01 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Namibia NA: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual (%)	3.08 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016

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