Central government debt, total in Namibia
Namibia: Central government debt, total was 4.7% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Central government debt, total in Namibia, 2007–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for central government debt, total in Namibia is 4.7%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 81.5% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Namibia peaked at 117.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 82nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Central government debt, total in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 117.5% | — |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -99.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -74.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +478.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +363.6% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | -115.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -319.7% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +81.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6% | 0.3% | 117.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -1.2% | 7.5% | 5 |
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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 central government debt, total in Namibia?
- Central government debt, total in Namibia was 4.7% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 117.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for central government debt, total?
- Namibia ranks 82nd out of 83 countries with data for 2015.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. 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.