Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia
Namibia: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 105.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia, 2008–2023
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 105.5% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia peaked at 117.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2008.
That places Namibia 42nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97.5% | — |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 100.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 103.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 101.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 102.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 117.3% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 115.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 112.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 111.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 116.6% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 105.5% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.5% | 97.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 103.9% | 98.0% | 117.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.4% | 105.5% | 116.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia was 105.5% in 2023, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 117.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Namibia ranks 42nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.