Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Pension fund assets to GDP (%) was 100.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pension fund assets to GDP in Namibia, 2010–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, pension fund assets to gdp in Namibia stood at 100.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Namibia peaked at 100.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2011.
That places Namibia 10th out of 87 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 77.4% | — |
| 2011 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | +5.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 100.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 12.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 100.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.7%, 11.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.0% | 77.1% | 94.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.4% | 100.4% | 100.4% | 1 |
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 pension fund assets to gdp in Namibia?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Namibia was 100.4% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2011.
- How does Namibia rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Namibia ranks 10th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Pension fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of assets of pension funds to GDP. A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. Data taken from a variety of sources such as OECD, AIOS, FIAP and national sources.