Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) was 31.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Namibia, 2000–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Namibia stood at 31.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Namibia peaked at 41.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2000.
That places Namibia 34th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +67.7% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +59.1% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -38.4% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +48.4% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -8.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 31.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 165.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 31.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 138.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 15.6% | 41.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 25.2% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 31 Spain 36.6% compare
- 32 Micronesia (country) 33.7% compare
- 33 Botswana 32.0% compare
- 35 Malaysia 31.0% compare
- 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28.9% compare
- 37 South Korea 28.3% 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 gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Namibia?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Namibia was 31.2% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- Namibia ranks 34th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).