Budgetary investment in Namibia

Namibia: Budgetary investment was 4.75 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
4.75 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
38th
of 51 countries
All-time high
5.32 billion current LCU
in 2010
All-time low
168.58 million current LCU
in 1983
Years of data
30
1982–2011

Budgetary investment in Namibia, 1982–2011

02.0B4.0B6.0B1982199620111982: 204.8M current LCU1983: 168.6M current LCU1984: 172.2M current LCU1985: 217.3M current LCU1986: 233.1M current LCU1987: 316.9M current LCU1988: 312.6M current LCU1989: 219.1M current LCU1990: 278.3M current LCU1991: 386.2M current LCU1992: 515.6M current LCU1993: 501.6M current LCU1994: 430.0M current LCU1995: 535.6M current LCU1996: 612.2M current LCU1997: 806.0M current LCU1998: 769.5M current LCU1999: 895.0M current LCU2000: 995.0M current LCU2001: 1.1B current LCU2002: 1.1B current LCU2003: 1.1B current LCU2004: 1.2B current LCU2005: 1.5B current LCU2006: 2.1B current LCU2007: 2.2B current LCU2008: 2.9B current LCU2009: 4.1B current LCU2010: 5.3B current LCU2011: 4.7B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, budgetary investment in Namibia stood at 4.75 billion current LCU.

That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 329.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Namibia peaked at 5.32 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 168.58 million current LCU, in 1983.

Namibia ranks 38th of 51 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 230.59 million current LCU 168.58 million current LCU 316.89 million current LCU 8
1990s 573.01 million current LCU 278.28 million current LCU 894.98 million current LCU 10
2000s 1.83 billion current LCU 995.00 million current LCU 4.14 billion current LCU 10
2010s 5.03 billion current LCU 4.75 billion current LCU 5.32 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 35 Botswana 10.77 billion current LCU compare
  2. 36 Djibouti 10.30 billion current LCU compare
  3. 37 Ghana 5.22 billion current LCU compare
  4. 39 Gambia 2.75 billion current LCU compare
  5. 40 Lesotho 2.62 billion current LCU compare
  6. 41 Eritrea 2.13 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is budgetary investment in Namibia?
Budgetary investment in Namibia was 4.75 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 5.32 billion current LCU in 2010.
What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 168.58 million current LCU in 1983.
How does Namibia rank for budgetary investment?
Namibia ranks 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 329.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Budgetary investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,347 data points, 1966–2011
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.