Broad money (% of GDP) in Namibia
Namibia: Broad money (% of GDP) 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 167 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.
Broad money (% of GDP) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.5% | — |
| 1991 | 23.3% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | +24.0% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +48.8% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +1.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 72.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.3%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 72.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.0%, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money (% of GDP) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +48.8% | 42.0% | 62.4% |
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 East Timor 71.8% compare
- 61 Djibouti 71.1% compare
More financial sector data for Namibia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 167 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.