What is the difference in gross domestic savings, public between Namibia and Zimbabwe?

69.73 million current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?

10 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 1998.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Gross domestic savings, public (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Gross domestic savings, public

Namibia

417.57 million current LCU

in 1999

Zimbabwe

487.31 million current LCU

in 1998

Namibia rank

18th

Zimbabwe rank

17th

Gross domestic savings, public over time

Namibia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 487.31 million current LCU against 417.57 million current LCU in Namibia, a difference of 69.73 million current LCU.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 26 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	170.57 million current LCU	-158.92 million current LCU	329.50 million current LCU	Namibia
1990s	103.47 million current LCU	-137.25 million current LCU	240.72 million current LCU	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic savings, public, Namibia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 487.31 million current LCU against 417.57 million current LCU in Namibia as of 1998.
What is the difference in gross domestic savings, public between Namibia and Zimbabwe?: 69.73 million current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 1998.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross domestic savings, public?: Namibia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Gross domestic savings, public (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross domestic savings, public (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 26 places, 466 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Public sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in public sector at factor cost plus all indirect taxes, net less general government consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.