Primary balance, excluding interest in Namibia

Namibia: Primary balance, excluding interest was -13.58 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
-13.58 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 115.6%
World rank
30th
of 50 countries
All-time high
4.31 billion current LCU
in 2007
All-time low
-13.58 billion current LCU
in 2011
Years of data
32
1980–2011

Primary balance, excluding interest in Namibia, 1980–2011

-15.0B-10.0B-5.0B05.0B1980199520111980: 0 current LCU1981: 0 current LCU1982: 314.9M current LCU1983: 358.3M current LCU1984: 316.8M current LCU1985: -255.3M current LCU1986: -204.1M current LCU1987: -308.5M current LCU1988: -242.2M current LCU1989: 60.3M current LCU1990: -75.1M current LCU1991: -217.8M current LCU1992: -425.3M current LCU1993: -360.2M current LCU1994: -166.7M current LCU1995: -311.0M current LCU1996: -612.1M current LCU1997: -337.6M current LCU1998: -277.9M current LCU1999: -251.9M current LCU2000: 12.9M current LCU2001: -558.4M current LCU2002: -872.5M current LCU2003: -1.4B current LCU2004: -680.4M current LCU2005: 573.3M current LCU2006: 1.6B current LCU2007: 4.3B current LCU2008: 2.6B current LCU2009: -997.0M current LCU2010: -6.3B current LCU2011: -13.6B current LCU

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded -13.58 billion current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 115.6% on the previous year and down 2,332.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Namibia peaked at 4.31 billion current LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, -13.58 billion current LCU, in 2011.

Namibia ranks 30th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.02 million current LCU -308.48 million current LCU 358.31 million current LCU 10
1990s -303.56 million current LCU -612.07 million current LCU -75.05 million current LCU 10
2000s 465.97 million current LCU -1.39 billion current LCU 4.31 billion current LCU 10
2010s -9.94 billion current LCU -13.58 billion current LCU -6.30 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 27 Niger -7.60 billion current LCU compare
  2. 28 Burundi -8.00 billion current LCU compare
  3. 29 Rwanda -9.75 billion current LCU compare
  4. 31 Mauritania -16.01 billion current LCU compare
  5. 32 Ethiopia -16.66 billion current LCU compare
  6. 33 Morocco -18.93 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary balance, excluding interest in Namibia?
Primary balance, excluding interest in Namibia was -13.58 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 4.31 billion current LCU in 2007.
What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was -13.58 billion current LCU in 2011.
How does Namibia rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
Namibia ranks 30th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2,332.0%. 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 Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,197 data points, 1966–2011
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