GDFI - general government in Namibia

Namibia: GDFI - general government was 3.97 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
3.97 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 36.6%
World rank
34th
of 42 countries
All-time high
3.97 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
165.53 million current LCU
in 1984
Years of data
32
1980–2011

GDFI - general government in Namibia, 1980–2011

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B1980199520111980: 208.0M current LCU1981: 201.3M current LCU1982: 207.5M current LCU1983: 178.0M current LCU1984: 165.5M current LCU1985: 213.5M current LCU1986: 213.4M current LCU1987: 240.9M current LCU1988: 268.6M current LCU1989: 337.3M current LCU1990: 498.0M current LCU1991: 521.0M current LCU1992: 812.0M current LCU1993: 683.0M current LCU1994: 811.0M current LCU1995: 898.0M current LCU1996: 1.1B current LCU1997: 1.4B current LCU1998: 1.4B current LCU1999: 2.3B current LCU2000: 1.5B current LCU2001: 1.1B current LCU2002: 1.1B current LCU2003: 1.1B current LCU2004: 1.2B current LCU2005: 1.5B current LCU2006: 1.7B current LCU2007: 2.9B current LCU2008: 2.8B current LCU2009: 2.7B current LCU2010: 2.9B current LCU2011: 4.0B current LCU

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gdfi - general government in Namibia is 3.97 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 36.6% on the previous year and up 259.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdfi - general government in Namibia peaked at 3.97 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 165.53 million current LCU, in 1984.

That places Namibia 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 223.40 million current LCU 165.53 million current LCU 337.30 million current LCU 10
1990s 1.05 billion current LCU 498.00 million current LCU 2.27 billion current LCU 10
2000s 1.76 billion current LCU 1.09 billion current LCU 2.89 billion current LCU 10
2010s 3.44 billion current LCU 2.90 billion current LCU 3.97 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 31 Comoros 8.94 billion current LCU compare
  2. 32 Mauritius 8.19 billion current LCU compare
  3. 33 Malawi 8.03 billion current LCU compare
  4. 35 Ghana 3.70 billion current LCU compare
  5. 36 Lesotho 3.04 billion current LCU compare
  6. 37 Eritrea 3.02 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdfi - general government in Namibia?
Gdfi - general government in Namibia was 3.97 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
What is the highest gdfi - general government recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 3.97 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest gdfi - general government recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 165.53 million current LCU in 1984.
How does Namibia rank for gdfi - general government?
Namibia ranks 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
Is gdfi - general government rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 259.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - general government (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDFI - general government (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 1,194 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

General 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 local, state or central government. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 93SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of government consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.