Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Namibia
Namibia: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 8.72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Namibia is 8.72, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Namibia peaked at 17.24 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.57, in 2021.
That places Namibia 23rd out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.54 | — |
| 1992 | 13.88 | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 12.16 | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 11.35 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 13.91 | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 15.24 | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 15.69 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 17.24 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 13.28 | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 10.26 | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 9.29 | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 11 | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 10.51 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 7.78 | -26.0% |
| 2005 | 7.09 | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 7.26 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.59 | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 9.64 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 8.19 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 6.46 | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 5.62 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 5.54 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.42 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.81 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 6.49 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 6.59 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 8.37 | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 7.99 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.62 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.24 | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 4.57 | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 6.44 | +40.9% |
| 2023 | 8.56 | +33.0% |
| 2024 | 8.72 | +1.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 8.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.59, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 8.72 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.2, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.37 | 11.35 | 17.24 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.96 | 7.09 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.59 | 5.42 | 8.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.71 | 4.57 | 8.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Namibia?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Namibia was 8.72 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.24 in 1998.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.57 in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Namibia ranks 23rd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.