Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%) was 29.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP in Namibia, 2015–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Namibia is 29.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.0% on the previous year and up 93.6% over ten years.
That places Namibia 17th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.1% | — |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +47.9% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +28.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 29.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 5.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 29.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 5.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.8% | 15.1% | 23.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 22.9% | 29.3% | 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 nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Namibia?
- Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Namibia was 29.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp?
- Namibia ranks 17th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. 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 Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is other financial institutions' claims, 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. Nonbank financial institutions assets (IFS lines 42, a-d, h, and s); 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).