Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 33.7 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
33.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
57th
of 195 countries
All-time high
36.34
in 2024
All-time low
25.72
in 2004
Years of data
40
1991–2030
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Namibia, 1991–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 33.7 for revenue, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Namibia peaked at 36.34 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.72, in 2004.
That places Namibia 57th out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.43 | — |
| 1992 | 30.25 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 29.72 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 28.14 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 27.88 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 26.73 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 28.54 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 28.5 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.95 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 29.33 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 28.71 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.46 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.62 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 25.72 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 27.39 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 30.79 | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 32.09 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 31.87 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 31.56 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 28.49 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 31.39 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 31.94 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 33.62 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 35.35 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 35.37 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.46 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 33.1 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.24 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 31.92 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.41 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 30.58 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 30.23 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 33.86 | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 36.34 | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 34.09 | -6.2% |
| 2026 | 32.89 | -3.5% |
| 2027 | 33.21 | +1.0% |
| 2028 | 33.44 | +0.7% |
| 2029 | 33.58 | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 33.7 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.02 | 26.73 | 31.43 | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.25 | 25.72 | 32.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.49 | 28.49 | 35.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.16 | 30.23 | 36.34 | 10 |
| 2030s | 33.7 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 54 North Macedonia 34.6 compare
- 55 Seychelles 34.45 compare
- 56 Eritrea 33.97 compare
- 58 Argentina 33.65 compare
- 59 Bulgaria 33.26 compare
- 60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.08 compare
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 revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Namibia?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Namibia was 33.7 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.34 in 2024.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.72 in 2004.
- How does Namibia rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 57th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October