Windhoek: Namibia’s annual inflation rate for April 2025 stood at 3.6 per cent, a decrease from the 4.8 per cent recorded in April 2024.
According to Namibia Press Agency, this information was detailed in the Namibia Consumer Price Index (NCPI) for April 2025, released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Tuesday. The primary drivers contributing to the 3.6 per cent annual inflation rate last month were identified as food and non-alcoholic beverages, which accounted for 1.1 percentage points. This was followed by housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels that contributed 1.0 per cent, and alcoholic beverages and tobacco, which contributed 0.7 per cent.
The NCPI also detailed the overall headline inflation rate, categorised contributions from various spending categories such as food and housing, and analysed price changes across three distinct geographic zones. The zonal year-on-year inflation rates for April 2025 revealed that Zone 3, which comprises the ||Kharas, Erongo, Hardap, and Omaheke re
gions, recorded the highest rate at 4.1 per cent.
In Zone 1, the regions of Kavango East, Kavango West, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, and Zambezi recorded an annual inflation rate of 3.7 per cent, while the Khomas Region in Zone 2 recorded a rate of 3.2 per cent. Consumers in Zone 2 paid the highest average price for 750ml of pure sunflower oil at N.dollars 33.43, followed by Zone 1, where the average price was N.dollars 32.58. Consumers in Zone 3 paid the lowest price at N.dollars 31.95.
During the same period, consumers in Zone 1 paid the highest price of N.dollars 37.76 for 100g of Rooibos tea bags. The same tea bags cost N.dollars 35.17 in Zone 2 and N.dollars 33.74 in Zone 3. The index also highlighted the core inflation rate, which Statistician General Alex Shimuafeni explained stood at 4.0 per cent, slightly higher than the headline inflation rate of 3.6 per cent.
He clarified that core inflation excludes volatile elements like food and energy prices from the overall in
flation calculation, as these tend to experience significant fluctuations due to external factors such as weather conditions, geopolitical events, or changes in supply and demand.