The economy of Namibia shrank by 0.5% year-on-year in Q4 2025, marking the first contraction since Q1 2021, following an upwardly revised 2.6% growth in the previous period.
Mining & quarrying (-28.8% vs -5.5% in Q3) was the main dragger, followed by manufacturing (-5.1% vs 2.6%) and financial service activities (-1% vs 2.3%).
On the other hand, notable growth was recorded in construction (23.4% vs 12.2%); utilities (12.5% vs 20.3%); wholesale & retail trade (9.5% vs 7.7%); information & communication (8.4% vs 13.3%); health (6% vs 3.9%) and…
