External debt, end year in Namibia

Namibia: External debt, end year was 5.40 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
5.40 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
38th
of 47 countries
All-time high
5.40 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 1982
Years of data
30
1982–2011

External debt, end year in Namibia, 1982–2011

02.0B4.0B6.0B1982199620111982: 0 current LCU1983: 0 current LCU1984: 0 current LCU1985: 0 current LCU1986: 67.5M current LCU1987: 90.5M current LCU1988: 98.4M current LCU1989: 86.0M current LCU1990: 93.3M current LCU1991: 104.1M current LCU1992: 140.4M current LCU1993: 197.6M current LCU1994: 274.2M current LCU1995: 396.1M current LCU1996: 608.1M current LCU1997: 446.4M current LCU1998: 466.4M current LCU1999: 534.7M current LCU2000: 591.2M current LCU2001: 721.2M current LCU2002: 3.5B current LCU2003: 4.9B current LCU2004: 4.6B current LCU2005: 5.1B current LCU2006: 2.5B current LCU2007: 3.1B current LCU2008: 3.6B current LCU2009: 3.4B current LCU2010: 4.6B current LCU2011: 5.4B current LCU

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

Analysis

In 2011, external debt, end year in Namibia stood at 5.40 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 648.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Namibia peaked at 5.40 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1982.

Namibia ranks 38th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.80 million current LCU 0 current LCU 98.39 million current LCU 8
1990s 326.14 million current LCU 93.29 million current LCU 608.13 million current LCU 10
2000s 3.22 billion current LCU 591.16 million current LCU 5.12 billion current LCU 10
2010s 5.01 billion current LCU 4.62 billion current LCU 5.40 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 35 Gambia 10.49 billion current LCU compare
  2. 36 Lesotho 6.00 billion current LCU compare
  3. 37 Zimbabwe 5.83 billion current LCU compare
  4. 39 Eswatini 4.30 billion current LCU compare
  5. 40 Togo 1.54 billion current LCU compare
  6. 41 Congo 1.43 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Namibia?
External debt, end year in Namibia was 5.40 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 5.40 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1982.
How does Namibia rank for external debt, end year?
Namibia ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 648.4%. 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 External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.