Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate was -11.9 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate in Namibia, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Namibia recorded -11.9 % change on previous year for reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 170.9% on the previous year and down 123.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at 169.19 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -17.2 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 169.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 42.6 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1995 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1996 | -9.31 % change on previous year | -231.0% |
| 1997 | 37.72 % change on previous year | -505.1% |
| 1998 | -0.4556 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1999 | 20.42 % change on previous year | -4581.5% |
| 2000 | -10.4 % change on previous year | -150.9% |
| 2001 | -6.53 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 2002 | 27.51 % change on previous year | -521.1% |
| 2003 | -7.92 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 2004 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 2005 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -213.1% |
| 2006 | 36.85 % change on previous year | -2243.0% |
| 2007 | 89.74 % change on previous year | +143.5% |
| 2008 | 48.04 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 2009 | 55.85 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 2010 | -15.84 % change on previous year | -128.4% |
| 2011 | 5.69 % change on previous year | -136.0% |
| 2012 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 2013 | -13.62 % change on previous year | +469.6% |
| 2014 | -17.2 % change on previous year | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 49.93 % change on previous year | -390.4% |
| 2016 | 11.96 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 2017 | 25.21 % change on previous year | +110.7% |
| 2018 | -9.49 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 2019 | -4.13 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2020 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2021 | 31.01 % change on previous year | +1698.3% |
| 2022 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2023 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 16.77 % change on previous year | +264.6% |
| 2025 | -11.9 % change on previous year | -170.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.18 % change on previous year | -9.31 % change on previous year | 169.19 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | 23.29 % change on previous year | -10.4 % change on previous year | 89.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 % change on previous year | -17.2 % change on previous year | 49.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.15 % change on previous year | -11.9 % change on previous year | 31.01 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 160 Angola -9.5 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Suriname -10.07 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Sierra Leone -10.08 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Tanzania -12.18 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Kuwait -12.24 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Venezuela -12.26 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Namibia
- 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), 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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in Namibia was -11.9 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 169.19 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.2 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 123.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.