Namibia vs Upper middle income: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure over time
- Namibia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 78.3% against 48.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 29.5%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 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 39th and Upper middle income ranks 39th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.2% | 60.8% | 4.5% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 60.8% | 1.7% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 54.6% | 7.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 48.7% | 18.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 47.2% | 27.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure, Namibia or Upper middle income?
- Namibia, at 78.3% against 48.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure between Namibia and Upper middle income?
- 29.5%, 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Namibia ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 39th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Households and NPISHs final consumption 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
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.