{"id":399220,"date":"2026-08-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=399220"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:39:58","slug":"tourism-sector-targets-n18-5-billion-gdp-contribution-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=399220","title":{"rendered":"Tourism sector targets N$18.5 billion GDP contribution by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Environment is targeting an increase in the tourism sector\u2019s contribution to Namibia\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to N$18.5 billion by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The target was outlined by the Ministry\u2019s Executive Director, Sikongo Haihambo, during a presentation on the Ministry\u2019s strategic overview and its alignment with the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasised that one of the Ministry\u2019s key goals is to increase tourist arrivals, the tourism sector\u2019s contribution to GDP and revenue from the gaming sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haihambo revealed that the tourism sector contributed N$14.3 billion to GDP in 2022. The Ministry, he added, aims to increase this to N$16 billion during the 2026\/2027 financial year, N$16.7 billion in 2027\/2028, N$17.4 billion in 2028\/2029 and N$18.5 billion in the 2029\/2030 financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry is also targeting substantial growth in gaming revenue, which stood at N$32 million in 2024. Haihambo said the target is to increase this to N$45.6 million in 2026\/2027, N$60.1 million in 2027\/2028, N$67.8 million in 2028\/2029 and N$76.5 million in 2029\/2030.<br>He said increased tourist arrivals would be crucial to achieving these targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He highlighted that Namibia recorded about 863,872 tourist arrivals in 2023 and 1,257,093 in 2024. He revealed that the Ministry wants to increase this to 1,214,000 in the 2026\/2027 financial year, 1,359,500 in 2027\/2028, 1,523,000 in 2028\/2029 and 1,800,000 in 2029\/2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haihambo acknowledged a decline in international tourist arrivals, saying the Ministry plans to respond by diversifying the country\u2019s tourism offerings and source markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture for illustrative purposes only. Photo: Namakwa Toere\/Namaqua Tours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter The Ministry of Environment is targeting an increase in the tourism sector\u2019s contribution to Namibia\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to N$18.5 billion by 2030. 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