Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Namibia
Namibia: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 674.72 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Namibia, 2005–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Namibia is 674.72 million US dollar, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 46.1% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Namibia peaked at 2.43 billion US dollar in 2017 and was at its lowest, 294.23 million US dollar, in 2005.
That places Namibia 52nd out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Namibia, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 294.23 million US dollar | — |
| 2006 | 421.66 million US dollar | +43.3% |
| 2007 | 954.48 million US dollar | +126.4% |
| 2008 | 1.37 billion US dollar | +43.1% |
| 2009 | 1.67 billion US dollar | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 1.34 billion US dollar | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 1.76 billion US dollar | +31.6% |
| 2012 | 1.72 billion US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.49 billion US dollar | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 1.16 billion US dollar | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 1.51 billion US dollar | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 1.81 billion US dollar | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 2.43 billion US dollar | +34.4% |
| 2018 | 2.15 billion US dollar | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 2.05 billion US dollar | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 478.60 million US dollar | -76.6% |
| 2021 | 671.80 million US dollar | +40.4% |
| 2022 | 983.39 million US dollar | +46.4% |
| 2023 | 1.14 billion US dollar | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 1.25 billion US dollar | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 674.72 million US dollar | -46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 941.17 million US dollar | 294.23 million US dollar | 1.67 billion US dollar | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.74 billion US dollar | 1.16 billion US dollar | 2.43 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 866.69 million US dollar | 478.60 million US dollar | 1.25 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 49 Poland 814.00 million US dollar compare
- 50 Belgium 721.45 million US dollar compare
- 51 Republic of Moldova 681.51 million US dollar compare
- 53 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 669.96 million US dollar compare
- 54 Albania 637.43 million US dollar compare
- 55 Iceland 575.43 million US dollar compare
More financial sector data for Namibia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -12.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1392 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 678.58 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Namibia?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Namibia was 674.72 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 billion US dollar in 2017.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 294.23 million US dollar in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- Namibia ranks 52nd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.