Economics and statistics

Namibia is a small, open southern African economy with a strong commodity core (diamonds, uranium, base metals), Walvis Bay corridor logistics, agriculture, and growing services/tourism.

Budget revenues are sensitive to SACU transfers and commodity price cycles; the national currency (NAD) is tied to the South African rand, which translates external inflation and exchange rate fluctuations.

The labor market is characterized by high informal employment and regional imbalances; tourism has a pronounced seasonality (safari, coast).

The gambling sector is compact and concentrated offline (casinos, betting PPPs, lotteries, LPM/route operators) under licenses; contribution to GDP and employment is moderate, revenue is volatile due to tourist seasonality and calendar of events.

The payment environment in gambling is predominantly cash, the share of cards and local e-wallets is growing, but merchants work under strict KYC/AML and technical certification.

The online vertical for residents is not licensed, so market statistics are formed from offline channels and regulatory reporting.

• Macro: GDP (nominal/per capita), inflation, unemployment, current account balance, SACU share in budget revenues, export/import by category, tourist flow and loading of accommodation facilities.
• Payments: cash/cards/mobile money shares in entertainment, average check, approvability of transactions, chargeback/fraud metrics.
• Gambling: GGR/NGR by vertical (casino/betting/lottery/LPM), tax burden, number of licenses and jobs, seasonality (months/events), RG indicators (self-exclusion, limits), compliance incidents and fines.