Markets · Southern Africa
Namibia
Windhoek · Namibian dollar (NAD) · SADC · SACU
Reference
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Currency
- Namibian dollar · NAD
- Central bank
- Bank of Namibia
- Regional membership
- Official languages
- English
- Stock exchange
- Namibian Stock Exchange
- Instant payments
- Not listed here
- Regulatory sandbox
- Not listed here
A blank field means the item is not listed on this page, not that it does not exist.
Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $15.1 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 1.7% · 2025
- Population
- 3.1 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 3.5% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · NAD
- 16.10 NAD per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 30
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Chery Adds Distinction Dark Edition to the New Tiggo 7
[New Era] Chery has unleashed the Tiggo 7 Distinction Dark Edition, a new derivative that brings more distinctive styling, additional safety equipment and an upgraded transmission to the Tiggo 7 range.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Governor Wants Bridge Between Angola and Nam
[New Era] Rundu -- Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka wants Namibia and Angola to revisit discussions for a permanent bridge linking Namibia and Angola at Rundu.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Car Sales Exceed 1 200 Units for Five Straight Months
[New Era] Namibia's new-vehicle market is showing remarkable resilience amid geopolitical shocks, currency pressure and an uneven global economy, with July sales accelerating to their strongest level on record.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Erongo Records Major Infrastructure Gains
[New Era] Swakopmund -- The Erongo region recorded major gains in infrastructure development during the 2025/26 financial year, with millions invested in water, electricity, roads, housing and health facilities.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Nust Eenhnana Campus Reinstates SRC Vice President After Misconduct Finding
[Namibian] The Namibia University of Science and Technology Eenhana campus has reinstated its student representative council (SRC) vice president Rebbeus Hashiyana after finding him guilty of misconduct.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Fuel Prices to Rise in September As Ministry Increases Road Levies
[Namibian] The energy ministry will increase the price of fuel for both diesel and petrol for September, due to volatile international oil markets and an increase in road levies.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Mx Team Heads to Namibia for Continental Competition
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- An 11-member motocross team is set to represent the country at the 2026 Motocross of African Nations (MXOAN) competition in Windhoek, Namibia, this weekend. The team, comprising 10…
AllAfrica · Namibia
Police Confirm Discovered Skeletal Remains Belong to Missing Iiyambo
[Namibian] Human skeletal remains discovered in a mountainous area in the Satanslog area, about eight kilometres west of Otjomuise, belong to Beatus Iiyambo (25) who was reported missing in January this year.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Ngurare Demands Governors to Steer Development
[Namibian] Prime minister Elijah Ngurare has put Namibia's 14 regional governors on the spot, demanding that they turn their offices into engines of development and not merely administrative structures.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Amushelelo in Contempt of Court, Judge Rules
[Namibian] Social activist Michael Amushelelo has been held in contempt of court and sentenced to a suspended prison term of one month in connection with remarks that he made about suspended Namibian police inspector…
AllAfrica · Namibia
State Considers Pleas in Windhoek Transgender Murder Case
[Namibian] The state is to consider pleas offered by two men accused of brutally murdering a transgender woman in Windhoek two years ago.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Anticipation Builds for FNB T20 Trinations Series
[Namibian] Anticipation for the FNB T20 Trinations series that starts tomorrow is building, with the South African and Zimbabwean squads already having arrived in Windhoek on Tuesday.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Kavango East Schools Facing Classroom, Laboratory and Water Shortages
[Namibian] More than 100 schools in the Kavango East region are facing classroom, laboratory and water facilities shortages, a Kavango East regional development report reveals.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Namibia to Rebury Remains of Political Prisoners Returned By South Africa
[RFI] Two Namibian colonial-era political prisoners, whose remains were returned by South Africa last week, are to be reburied in Namibia as part of Wednesday's Heroes Day ceremonies. They are among a group of Namibians…
AllAfrica · Namibia
'I Was Prepared to Die for Namibia'... Sankwasa Recalls Dark Days in Exile
[New Era] Katima Mulilo -- Retired police commissioner Bolen Sankwasa opens up about the fear, uncertainty and sacrifices that marked his journey into exile during Namibia's liberation struggle, recalling how he left…
AllAfrica · Namibia
Angola Looks to Namibia for Beef Imports, Quality Cattle
[New Era] Huíla Province in Angola is exploring the possibility of importing cattle from Namibia to enhance its livestock industry and meet the rising demand for high-quality beef.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Government Workers Get Early Knock-Off
[Namibian] Government employees have been authorised to knock off at 13h00 on Tuesday as the country prepares to commemorate Heroes Day on Wednesday.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Evolving the Informal Economy Must Have 'Tangible' Benefits
[New Era] The informal economy is no longer on the periphery of the domestic economic landscape but has instead evolved into a powerful engine of employment, household income and economic survival. It is estimated that…
AllAfrica · Namibia
Nedbank Golf Series Returns to Coast
[New Era] The Nedbank for Good Series is set to return to Namibia's coast on 29 August, with three weeks of amateur golf action scheduled across Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Henties Bay.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Darts Team Targets Region 5 Success
[New Era] The Namibia national darts team was officially sent off by the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday ahead of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Championships, which take place in Gaborone…
AllAfrica · Namibia
Madisia - Telling Namibia's History Through Art
[New Era] Veteran artist and art educator Josef Madisia said that art had never simply been about creating beautiful images.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Metropolitan Named Best Life Company for 3 Years
[New Era] Momentum Metropolitan Namibia has secured their title for three straight years as they were once again named the Best Life Company within Momentum Group's Africa segment.
AllAfrica · Namibia
[New Era] OHAKAVENA -- Despite years of sacrifice and sheer determination to liberate the country, some war veterans, including liberation struggle veteran Matthews Tjivakenge Kandenge, feel neglected.
AllAfrica · Namibia
The Making of a Paralympic Champion
[New Era] For Ananias Shikongo, greatness has never been only about standing on a podium.
AllAfrica · Namibia
NFA Pushes for Stronger Club Licensing
[New Era] The Namibia Football Association (NFA) is strengthening its club licensing systems to improve administration, compliance, and professionalism among clubs competing in the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL).
AllAfrica · Namibia
Nurse Recounts Liberation Atrocities
[New Era] Ongha -- The courage Anna Nghihondjwa-Haipinge showed as a young woman helping PLAN fighters placed her directly in the sights of the South African apartheid soldiers, leading to torture and imprisonment.
AllAfrica · Namibia
MTC Allocates N$624.9m in Expenditure Commitment
[New Era] MTC has reaffirmed its commitment to support Namibia's socio-economic development through digital infrastructure investment, Corporate Social Investment initiatives and strategic partnerships. This was…
AllAfrica · Namibia
Learner's Licence Pass Rates Trigger Test Review
[Namibian] The Ministry of Works and Transport is reviewing the question bank used in Namibia's new computerised learner's licence testing system following concerns over the content of the examinations.
AllAfrica · Namibia
Windhoek Councillors Question CEO Matyayi's Foreign Trips
[Namibian] Several City of Windhoek councillors have raised concerns over chief exectutive officer (CEO) Moses Matyayi's foreign trips, including an alleged N$300 000 spent by the municipality on a trip to Harvard…
AllAfrica · Namibia
Nandi-Ndaitwah Seeks Auasblick Land After State House Breach
[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah applied to buy municipal land in Windhoek's Auasblick area three weeks after a naked intruder was discovered inside State House.