Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Namibia
Namibia: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 34.58 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Namibia, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 34.58 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Namibia peaked at 43.67 Percentage of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.08 Percentage of GDP, in 2007.
Namibia ranks 53rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.12 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 30.73 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 29.84 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 31.09 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 28.39 Percentage of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 27.7 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.38 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 26.08 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 28.39 Percentage of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 31.96 Percentage of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 33.47 Percentage of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 38.47 Percentage of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 35.04 Percentage of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 38.31 Percentage of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 41.79 Percentage of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 43.67 Percentage of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 41.76 Percentage of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 38.09 Percentage of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 36.33 Percentage of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 37.41 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 41.48 Percentage of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 39.19 Percentage of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 36.15 Percentage of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 37.25 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 36.68 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 35.36 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2026 | 34.89 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2027 | 34.81 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 34.63 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2029 | 34.58 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 34.58 Percentage of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.21 Percentage of GDP, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 34.58 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.12 Percentage of GDP, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.17 Percentage of GDP | 26.08 Percentage of GDP | 31.96 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.44 Percentage of GDP | 33.47 Percentage of GDP | 43.67 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5 Percentage of GDP | 34.58 Percentage of GDP | 41.48 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
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 africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Namibia?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Namibia was 34.58 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.67 Percentage of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.08 Percentage of GDP in 2007.
- How does Namibia rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Namibia ranks 53rd out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.