FAO and NSA signs grant agreement for 2013/14 Agricultural Census
  The NSA in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) is planning and preparing for the next Namibia Census of Agriculture to take place in 2 ...
NSA releases 2012 Labour Force Survey Results
The Namibia Statistics Agency is pleased to release the results of the 2012 Labour Force Survey (LFS). The 2012 LFS was the fifth post-independence Labour Force Survey. The survey which shows the es ...
NSA release 2012 Preliminary National Accounts
  The Namibia Statistics Agency released the 2012 Preliminary National Accounts, which shows the country rate recovering; the Namibian economy is estimated to have registered a marginal increase in the grow ...
NSA released economic reports
On 13th March 2013,NSA released the following economic reports: 2012 fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product; 2012 annual trade flows and the Consumer Price Index for February 2013. For more on these re ...
NSA opens first ever Data Processing Centre
Within a very short period of time of approximately 4 months, a highly dedicated and motivated team of experts from the Namibia Sta ...
Socio- economic key indicators
Average household size2009/20102003/2004
Namibia 4.7 4.9
Urban 4.1 4.2
Rural 5.6 5.4
Proportion of population aged 15+ with no formal education 
Namibia13% 17%
Urban5%7%
Rural 18% 23%
households cooking without electricity or gas 
Namibia 61% 65%
Urban 23% 28%
Rural 90% 91%
households with no toilet/use bush 
Namibia 50% 53%
Urban 14% 16%
Rural 77% 79%
households that own a radio 
Namibia 72% 71%
Urban 77% 79%
Rural 68% 66%
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The annual inflation rate for April 2013 stood at 6.1 percent as compared to 6.3 and 6.4 percent recorded during March 2013 and April 2012 respectively.
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The food and Non Alcoholic beverage annual inflation rate for April 2013 was estimated as 6.8 percent while the corresponding rate registered during the same period last year was 8.5 percent.
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The All Items Index for April 2013 was 203.1 as compared to 202.7 recorded in March 2013 an increase of 0.4 percentage points.
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Namibia recorded trade deficits of 9.1 percent and 14.4 percent in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
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Namibian’s mining industry exported more than 12 billion dollars in 2012 worth of Diamond, Precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals to countries around the world.
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Namibia’s major exports in 2012 were, diamonds, ores, slag and fish; while major imports were mineral fuels, mineral oils and vehicles.
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Namibia imports of vehicles dropped in 2012 by 1.2% in value terms compared with 5.9 billion in 2011.
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SADC and EU accounted for 51% of Namibia’s total Exports in 2012.
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FAO and NSA signs grant agreement for 2013/14 Agricultural Census The NSA in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) is planning and preparing for .. NSA releases 2012 Labour Force Survey Results The Namibia Statistics Agency is pleased to release the results of the 2012 Labour Force Survey (LFS). The 2012 LFS was the fifth po.. NSA release 2012 Preliminary National Accounts The Namibia Statistics Agency released the 2012 Preliminary National Accounts, which shows the country rate recovering; t..
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