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<title>
Namibia: Economy
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Namibia
Economy</hdr><body>
<p>Overview: The economy is heavily dependent on the mining industry
to extract and process minerals for export. Mining accounts for
almost 25% of GDP. Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel
minerals in Africa and the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium.
Alluvial diamond deposits are among the richest in the world, making
Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Namibia also
produces large quantities of lead, zinc, tin, silver, and tungsten.
More than half the population depends on agriculture (largely
subsistence agriculture) for its livelihood.
</p>
<p>National product: GDP - exchange rate conversion - $2 billion (1992
est.)
</p>
<p>National product real growth rate: 2% (1992 est.)
</p>
<p>National product per capita: $1,300 (1992 est.)
</p>
<p>Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10% (1992) in urban area
</p>
<p>Unemployment rate: 25-35% (1992)
</p>
<p>Budget: revenues $864 million; expenditures $1,112 million,
including capital expenditures of $144 million (FY 92)
</p>
<list>
<l>Exports: $1.184 billion (f.o.b., 1991)</l>
<l> commodities: diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium, cattle,
processed fish, karakul skins</l>
<l> partners: Switzerland, South Africa, Germany, Japan</l>
<l>Imports: $1.238 billion (f.o.b., 1991)</l>
<l> commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel,
machinery and equipment</l>
<l> partners: South Africa, Germany, US, Switzerland</l>
</list>
<p>External debt: about $220 million (1992 est.)
</p>
<p>Industrial production: growth rate 4.9% (1991); accounts for 35% of
GDP, including mining
</p>
<p>Electricity: 490,000 kW capacity; 1,290 million kWh produced, 850
kWh per capita (1991)
</p>
<p>Industries: meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products, mining
(copper, lead, zinc, diamond, uranium)
</p>
<p>Agriculture: accounts for 15% of GDP; mostly subsistence farming;
livestock raising major source of cash income; crops - millet,
sorghum, peanuts; fish catch potential of over 1 million metric tons
not being fulfilled, 1988 catch reaching only 384,000 metric tons;
not self-sufficient in food
</p>
<p>Economic aid: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral
commitments (1970-87), $47.2 million
</p>
<p>Currency: 1 South African rand (R)=100 cents
</p>
<p>Exchange rates: South African rand (R) per US$1 - 3.1576 (May
1993), 2.8497 (1992), 2.7653 (1991), 2.5863 (1990), 2.6166 (1989),
2.2611 (1988)
</p>
<p>Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March
</p></body></article></text>