Net acquisition of financial assets in Namibia
Namibia: Net acquisition of financial assets was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and up 100.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Namibia peaked at 6.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 97th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +2280.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -95.6% |
| 2003 | -1.9% | -3380.2% |
| 2004 | -0.6% | -68.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -305.2% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +265.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -56.1% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +250.6% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -100.2% |
| 2010 | -2.2% | +19212.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -251.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -63.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | -136.3% |
| 2014 | -2.6% | +474.0% |
| 2015 | -1.3% | -50.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -105.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +423.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -75.1% |
| 2019 | -1.1% | -1323.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -175.9% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -127.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -1561.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | -1.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -0.2% | 3.5% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Namibia
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -77.78 % change on previous year (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 119.6 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 362.39 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 42.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Namibia?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Namibia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Namibia ranks 97th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.