Botswana vs Namibia: Claims on central government, etc.
Botswana
17.4%
in 2025
Namibia
18.1%
in 2025
Botswana rank
57th
Namibia rank
54th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 18.1% against 17.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 57th and Namibia ranks 54th of 186 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -63.5% | 2.5% | 65.9% | Namibia |
| 2000s | -44.8% | -1.0% | 43.7% | Namibia |
| 2010s | -18.0% | 5.6% | 23.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 24.2% | 15.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 18.1% against 17.4% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.7%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Botswana ranks 57th and Namibia ranks 54th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.