Namibia vs Seychelles: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Namibia
0.2326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Seychelles
0.2274 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
17th
Seychelles rank
19th

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • Seychelles
0.20.30.40.50.6198020022025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.2326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2274 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Seychelles, a difference of 0.0052 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Seychelles ahead.

Namibia ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 19th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
1990s 0.3683 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2637 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.3053 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.2297 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2337 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 0.2554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0094 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Namibia or Seychelles?
Namibia, at 0.2326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2274 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Namibia and Seychelles?
0.0052 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Seychelles?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Seychelles rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 19th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.