Bhutan vs Namibia: Gross national expenditure
Bhutan
116.4%
in 2024
Namibia
119.2%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
38th
Namibia rank
35th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Bhutan
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 119.2% against 116.4% in Bhutan, a difference of 2.8%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.8% | 103.5% | 13.2% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 117.4% | 104.9% | 12.5% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 121.9% | 117.2% | 4.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 122.2% | 119.3% | 2.8% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Bhutan or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 119.2% against 116.4% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Bhutan and Namibia?
- 2.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Namibia rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 35th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.