Gross public investment in Namibia
Namibia: Gross public investment was 8.6% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Namibia, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, gross public investment in Namibia stood at 8.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Namibia peaked at 17.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2007.
That places Namibia 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.7% | — |
| 1981 | 17.2% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -24.8% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | -24.4% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | +38.1% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +32.5% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -26.8% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +42.6% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -51.3% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +48.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -57.5% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +126.5% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 5.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 2.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 2 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6878 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,354 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 19.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 6,096 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Namibia?
- Gross public investment in Namibia was 8.6% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2007.
- How does Namibia rank for gross public investment?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ 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 measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.