Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita was 312.63 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Namibia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Namibia stood at 312.63 current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 54.7% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Namibia peaked at 1,426 current US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 265.69 current US$ per person, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 140th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 770.52 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 565.02 current US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 677.72 current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 554.14 current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 692.7 current US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 757.2 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 673.8 current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 608.75 current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 594.82 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 516.32 current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 596.22 current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 427.71 current US$ per person | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 465.44 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 668.76 current US$ per person | +43.7% |
| 2004 | 1,031 current US$ per person | +54.1% |
| 2005 | 1,124 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1,426 current US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 1,238 current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 1,121 current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 711.19 current US$ per person | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 1,006 current US$ per person | +41.5% |
| 2011 | 861.69 current US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 889.79 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,026 current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 1,234 current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 777.66 current US$ per person | -37.0% |
| 2016 | 265.69 current US$ per person | -65.8% |
| 2017 | 674.94 current US$ per person | +154.0% |
| 2018 | 618.4 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 625.9 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 690.45 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 312.63 current US$ per person | -54.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 312.63 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386.52 current US$ per person, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 312.63 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232.96 current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +154.0% | 265.69 current US$ per person | 674.94 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 641.1 current US$ per person | 516.32 current US$ per person | 770.52 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 880.83 current US$ per person | 427.71 current US$ per person | 1,426 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 798.05 current US$ per person | 265.69 current US$ per person | 1,234 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 501.54 current US$ per person | 312.63 current US$ per person | 690.45 current US$ per person | 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0217 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Namibia?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Namibia was 312.63 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,426 current US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 265.69 current US$ per person in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Namibia ranks 140th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.