Adjusted net savings per capita (current US$) in Namibia
Namibia: Adjusted net savings per capita (current US$) was -87.53 current US$ in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia is -87.53 current US$, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 119.2% on the previous year and down 118.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia peaked at 1,098 current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, -87.53 current US$, in 2021.
That places Namibia 146th out of 159 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings per capita (current US$) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 418.12 current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 548.1 current US$ | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 455.82 current US$ | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 593.96 current US$ | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 624.85 current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 537.57 current US$ | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 488.84 current US$ | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 460.63 current US$ | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 356.61 current US$ | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 432.81 current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 269.69 current US$ | -37.7% |
| 2002 | 322.3 current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 452.72 current US$ | +40.5% |
| 2004 | 770.59 current US$ | +70.2% |
| 2005 | 827.31 current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1,098 current US$ | +32.7% |
| 2007 | 828.54 current US$ | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 822.54 current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 408.65 current US$ | -50.3% |
| 2010 | 645.92 current US$ | +58.1% |
| 2011 | 464.05 current US$ | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 557.48 current US$ | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 758.44 current US$ | +36.0% |
| 2014 | 970.64 current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 521.68 current US$ | -46.3% |
| 2016 | -29.49 current US$ | -105.7% |
| 2017 | 372.96 current US$ | -1364.8% |
| 2018 | 375.22 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 378.68 current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 456.1 current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2021 | -87.53 current US$ | -119.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -87.53 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 146.69 current US$. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -87.53 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.7 current US$. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita (current US$) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1364.8% | -29.49 current US$ | 372.96 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 498.28 current US$ | 356.61 current US$ | 624.85 current US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 623.28 current US$ | 269.69 current US$ | 1,098 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 501.56 current US$ | -29.49 current US$ | 970.64 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 184.29 current US$ | -87.53 current US$ | 456.1 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -16.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia was -87.53 current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,098 current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -87.53 current US$ in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Namibia ranks 146th out of 159 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 118.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011), published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita (current US$). 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 and particulate emissions damage.