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 186 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.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.5% | — |
| 1991 | 23.3% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | +24.0% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +51.6% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 63.9% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | -3.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 61.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 61.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 186 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.