Namibia vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Namibia
1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.9842 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
34th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9842 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Namibia ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1829 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2094 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$), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Upper middle income?
- Namibia, at 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9842 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Upper middle income?
- 0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Upper middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.