GDFI - central government (current US$) in Namibia
Namibia: GDFI - central government (current US$) was 546.33 million current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
GDFI - central government in Namibia, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 546.33 million current US$ for gdfi - central government in 2011. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.7% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdfi - central government in Namibia peaked at 546.33 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 93.40 million current US$, in 1986.
Namibia ranks 13th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
GDFI - central government (current US$) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 267.07 million current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 229.33 million current US$ | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 191.09 million current US$ | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 159.74 million current US$ | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 112.20 million current US$ | -29.8% |
| 1985 | 95.80 million current US$ | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 93.40 million current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 118.33 million current US$ | +26.7% |
| 1988 | 118.13 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 128.61 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 192.48 million current US$ | +49.7% |
| 1991 | 188.68 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 284.71 million current US$ | +50.9% |
| 1993 | 209.01 million current US$ | -26.6% |
| 1994 | 228.40 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 247.58 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 256.08 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 308.81 million current US$ | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 261.56 million current US$ | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 371.55 million current US$ | +42.1% |
| 2000 | 209.08 million current US$ | -43.7% |
| 2001 | 280.75 million current US$ | +34.3% |
| 2002 | 194.67 million current US$ | -30.7% |
| 2003 | 315.01 million current US$ | +61.8% |
| 2004 | 413.80 million current US$ | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 463.10 million current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 255.19 million current US$ | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 410.06 million current US$ | +60.7% |
| 2008 | 341.48 million current US$ | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 316.98 million current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 396.65 million current US$ | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 546.33 million current US$ | +37.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 546.33 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 319.77 million current US$, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 546.33 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 796.26 million current US$, 69% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 151.37 million current US$ | 93.40 million current US$ | 267.07 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 254.89 million current US$ | 188.68 million current US$ | 371.55 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 320.01 million current US$ | 194.67 million current US$ | 463.10 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 471.49 million current US$ | 396.65 million current US$ | 546.33 million 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 gdfi - central government in Namibia?
- Gdfi - central government in Namibia was 546.33 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest gdfi - central government recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 546.33 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest gdfi - central government recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.40 million current US$ in 1986.
- How does Namibia rank for gdfi - central government?
- Namibia ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gdfi - central government rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of GDFI - central government (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central government’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets, by central government. Data are in current U.S. dollars.