Government spending as share of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Government spending as share of GDP was 39.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 39.9% for government spending as share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Namibia peaked at 43.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2007.
Namibia ranks 42nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 28.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 26.1% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 33.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 36.6% | 41.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 as share of gdp in Namibia?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Namibia was 39.9% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2007.
- How does Namibia rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 42nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.