Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 11.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Namibia, 2011–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Namibia is 11.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and up 192.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Namibia peaked at 11.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 47th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.0% | — |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +174.3% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 3.8% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Namibia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 58,055 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Namibia?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Namibia was 11.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Namibia ranks 47th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.