Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Namibia
Namibia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 13.57 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Namibia, 1990–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 13.57 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.3% on the previous year and up 901.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Namibia peaked at 13.57 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -325.51 million, in 1995.
Namibia ranks 115th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 341.40 million | — |
| 1991 | 685.01 million | +100.6% |
| 1992 | 106.44 million | -84.5% |
| 1993 | -120.85 million | -213.5% |
| 1994 | -200.74 million | +66.1% |
| 1995 | -325.51 million | +62.2% |
| 1996 | 111.19 million | -134.2% |
| 1997 | 895.15 million | +705.1% |
| 1998 | 1.36 billion | +51.4% |
| 1999 | 2.27 billion | +67.7% |
| 2000 | 2.66 billion | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 1.18 billion | -55.7% |
| 2002 | 2.08 billion | +77.2% |
| 2003 | 684.11 million | -67.2% |
| 2004 | 493.11 million | -27.9% |
| 2005 | -156.68 million | -131.8% |
| 2006 | 4.85 billion | -3197.6% |
| 2007 | 6.84 billion | +41.0% |
| 2008 | 13.57 billion | +98.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 511.93 million | -325.51 million | 2.27 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 billion | -156.68 million | 13.57 billion | 9 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Namibia?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Namibia was 13.57 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.57 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -325.51 million in 1995.
- How does Namibia rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Namibia ranks 115th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 901.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.