Government spending vs. GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Government spending vs. GDP was 3.51 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government spending vs. GDP in Namibia, 1980–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.51 billion constant 2015 US$ for government spending vs. gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending vs. gdp in Namibia peaked at 3.51 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 662.33 million constant 2015 US$, in 1980.
Namibia ranks 103rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 906.40 million constant 2015 US$ | 662.33 million constant 2015 US$ | 1.03 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.06 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.53 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.55 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.26 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.80 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.28 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.12 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.10 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.51 billion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 100 Senegal 4.21 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 101 Burkina Faso 3.84 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 102 Mali 3.82 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 104 Yemen 3.50 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 105 Equatorial Guinea 3.47 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 106 Mongolia 3.21 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -19.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 4,019 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.0% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 12.43 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 4,019 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 26.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 24.49 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending vs. gdp in Namibia?
- Government spending vs. gdp in Namibia was 3.51 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending vs. gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 662.33 million constant 2015 US$ in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for government spending vs. gdp?
- Namibia ranks 103rd out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government spending vs. gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending vs. GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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General government final consumption expenditure includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). Both measures are expressed in constant 2015 US$.