Broad money in Namibia
Namibia: Broad money was 72.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Namibia, 1990–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money in Namibia is 72.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Namibia peaked at 72.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 58th out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 20.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 36.4% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 54.6% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.5% | 72.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 55 Honduras 74.2% compare
- 56 Algeria 73.5% compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72.8% compare
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 72.5% compare
- 60 Timor-Leste 71.8% compare
- 61 Djibouti 71.1% compare
More financial sector data for Namibia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 58,055 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Namibia?
- Broad money in Namibia was 72.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for broad money?
- Namibia ranks 58th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. 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.