Stock market turnover ratio (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Stock market turnover ratio (%) was 2.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market turnover ratio 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 turnover ratio in Namibia is 2.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 48.0% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market turnover ratio in Namibia peaked at 1,721.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1995.
That places Namibia 72nd out of 90 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 turnover ratio (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.2% | — |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -74.6% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +403.6% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -57.9% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +82.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -43.4% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -43.5% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +103.4% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +442.5% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -78.9% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +141.0% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +155.1% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +167.0% |
| 2010 | 1,721.5% | +2041.8% |
| 2011 | 1,107.2% | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -99.7% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -48.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 50% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 85% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market turnover ratio (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +2041.8% | 80.4% | 1,721.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 1.6% | 8.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 2.0% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 944.2% | 3.8% | 1,721.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 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 turnover ratio in Namibia?
- Stock market turnover ratio in Namibia was 2.0% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,721.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1995.
- How does Namibia rank for stock market turnover ratio?
- Namibia ranks 72nd out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market turnover ratio rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. 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 turnover ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of the value of total shares traded to average real market capitalization, the denominator is deflated using the following method: Tt/P_at/{(0.5)*[Mt/P_et + Mt-1/P_et-1] where T is total value traded, M is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI. (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and annual CPI (IFS line 64..ZF) are from the IMF’s International Financial Statistics.