Namibia vs Other small states: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Namibia
1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Other small states
0.9779 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
34th
Other small states rank
35th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • Other small states
00.511.5198020022025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states, a difference of 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 34th and Other small states ranks 35th of 186 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9946 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9718 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9787 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Other small states?
Namibia, at 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Other small states?
0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Other small states?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Other small states rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 34th and Other small states ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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