External debt, end year in Namibia
Namibia: External debt, end year was 5.40 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Namibia, 1982–2011
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.
External debt, end year in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1983 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1984 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1985 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 67.53 million current LCU | — |
| 1987 | 90.50 million current LCU | +34.0% |
| 1988 | 98.39 million current LCU | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 85.99 million current LCU | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 93.29 million current LCU | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 104.15 million current LCU | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 140.35 million current LCU | +34.8% |
| 1993 | 197.60 million current LCU | +40.8% |
| 1994 | 274.22 million current LCU | +38.8% |
| 1995 | 396.06 million current LCU | +44.4% |
| 1996 | 608.13 million current LCU | +53.5% |
| 1997 | 446.40 million current LCU | -26.6% |
| 1998 | 466.41 million current LCU | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 534.74 million current LCU | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 591.16 million current LCU | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 721.16 million current LCU | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 3.54 billion current LCU | +391.3% |
| 2003 | 4.89 billion current LCU | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 4.60 billion current LCU | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 5.12 billion current LCU | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 2.53 billion current LCU | -50.7% |
| 2007 | 3.14 billion current LCU | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 3.63 billion current LCU | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 3.39 billion current LCU | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 4.62 billion current LCU | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 5.40 billion current LCU | +16.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 5.40 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 103.62 billion current LCU, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 5.40 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +391.3% | 721.16 million current LCU | 3.54 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Namibia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.16 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 231.33 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.