Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Namibia
Namibia: Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy was 56.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Namibia, 2015–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Namibia is 56.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Namibia peaked at 74.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 29th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 67.8% | — |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | -2.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 56.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.5%, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 56.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.4% | 67.7% | 72.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 56.5% | 74.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 26 Ecuador 60.1% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 58.4% compare
- 28 North Macedonia 57.2% compare
- 30 Colombia 53.9% compare
- 31 Costa Rica 53.2% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.2% 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 claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Namibia?
- Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Namibia was 56.5% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on other sectors of the domestic economy recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest claims on other sectors of the domestic economy recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for claims on other sectors of the domestic economy?
- Namibia ranks 29th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is claims on other sectors of the domestic economy rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds. 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.