Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 26.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.3%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
31st
of 184 countries
All-time high
29.8%
in 2020
All-time low
11.6%
in 1964
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 26.3% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 29.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1964.
Namibia ranks 31st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.0% | — |
| 1961 | 13.3% | +10.6% |
| 1962 | 12.0% | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 11.6% | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 13.0% | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 13.5% | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 14.6% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 14.8% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | +24.4% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 18.1% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 13.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.0% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 24.8% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.3% | 29.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 28 Montenegro 27.6% compare
- 29 Slovakia 27.1% compare
- 30 Malta 26.8% compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.1% compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 25.8% compare
- 34 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 25.8% compare
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 26.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1964.
- How does Namibia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 31st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.