Liquid liabilities to GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 61.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Namibia, 1990–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Namibia is 61.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Namibia peaked at 65.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 99th out of 184 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 20.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 35.2% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 48.6% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 61.7% | 63.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Namibia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 46.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.96 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 179.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 74.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 46.2% (2025)
- Broad money 72.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 18.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 55.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Namibia?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Namibia was 61.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Namibia ranks 99th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.