Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Namibia
Namibia: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was -1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Namibia, 1991–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Namibia stood at -1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 109.4% on the previous year and down 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Namibia peaked at 28.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 136th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.5% | — |
| 1992 | 25.4% | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 27.3% | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -48.3% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +38.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -38.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -98.5% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +4457.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +38.0% |
| 2021 | -1.1% | -109.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 18.7% | 27.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 11.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 0.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | -1.1% | 11.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,174 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,412 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 5.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 5.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 25,251 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Namibia?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Namibia was -1.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Namibia ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 111.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.