Financing, including external capital grants in Namibia
Namibia: Financing, including external capital grants was 15.41 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Financing, including external capital grants in Namibia, 1982–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 15.41 billion current LCU for financing, including external capital grants in 2011. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 103.0% on the previous year and up 1,453.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financing, including external capital grants in Namibia peaked at 15.41 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -3.13 billion current LCU, in 2007.
Namibia ranks 26th of 50 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.
Financing, including external capital grants in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -348.57 million current LCU | — |
| 1983 | -414.91 million current LCU | +19.0% |
| 1984 | -417.22 million current LCU | +0.6% |
| 1985 | -372.70 million current LCU | -10.7% |
| 1986 | -318.82 million current LCU | -14.5% |
| 1987 | -418.80 million current LCU | +31.4% |
| 1988 | -355.30 million current LCU | -15.2% |
| 1989 | -66.70 million current LCU | -81.2% |
| 1990 | -127.95 million current LCU | +91.8% |
| 1991 | -240.15 million current LCU | +87.7% |
| 1992 | -446.71 million current LCU | +86.0% |
| 1993 | -418.13 million current LCU | -6.4% |
| 1994 | -272.38 million current LCU | -34.9% |
| 1995 | -449.16 million current LCU | +64.9% |
| 1996 | -836.22 million current LCU | +86.2% |
| 1997 | -662.83 million current LCU | -20.7% |
| 1998 | -732.00 million current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1999 | -758.77 million current LCU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | -498.45 million current LCU | -34.3% |
| 2001 | -1.14 billion current LCU | +128.3% |
| 2002 | -1.64 billion current LCU | +44.1% |
| 2003 | -2.25 billion current LCU | +36.9% |
| 2004 | -1.65 billion current LCU | -26.7% |
| 2005 | -548.04 million current LCU | -66.7% |
| 2006 | -111.97 million current LCU | -79.6% |
| 2007 | -3.13 billion current LCU | +2695.4% |
| 2008 | -1.53 billion current LCU | -51.1% |
| 2009 | 2.28 billion current LCU | -249.0% |
| 2010 | 7.59 billion current LCU | +232.6% |
| 2011 | 15.41 billion current LCU | +103.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 15.41 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.76 billion current LCU, 74% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 15.41 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.41 billion current LCU, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financing, including external capital grants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2695.4% | -111.97 million current LCU | -3.13 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -339.13 million current LCU | -418.80 million current LCU | -66.70 million current LCU | 8 |
| 1990s | -494.43 million current LCU | -836.22 million current LCU | -127.95 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.02 billion current LCU | -3.13 billion current LCU | 2.28 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.50 billion current LCU | 7.59 billion current LCU | 15.41 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 financing, including external capital grants in Namibia?
- Financing, including external capital grants in Namibia was 15.41 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest financing, including external capital grants recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.41 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest financing, including external capital grants recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.13 billion current LCU in 2007.
- How does Namibia rank for financing, including external capital grants?
- Namibia ranks 26th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is financing, including external capital grants rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,453.9%. 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 Financing, including external capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Financing, including external capital grants. Data are in current local currency.