Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market total value traded to GDP in Namibia, 1994–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market total value traded to gdp in Namibia is 0.3%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.8% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Namibia 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.3% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -77.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +1157.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -41.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -39.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +72.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -69.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -66.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +440.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -74.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +183.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +64.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -36.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -42.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +350.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -39.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +101.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +39.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -55.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 65% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 72% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1157.8% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 2004 | +440.8% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 stock market total value traded to gdp in Namibia?
- Stock market total value traded to gdp in Namibia was 0.3% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
- Namibia ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market total value traded to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of all traded shares in a stock market exchange as a percentage of GDP. Following deflation method is use: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. 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).