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Government debt in Namibia

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Namibia's government debt is 67.50 % — #83 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

67.50%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.7 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Namibia over time

70.10 %43.00 %15.90 %70.10 % · 202215.90 % · 20091993: 17.20 %1994: 16.40 %1995: 18.00 %1996: 18.70 %1997: 17.70 %1998: 19.60 %1999: 21.80 %2000: 20.90 %2001: 24.40 %2002: 22.20 %2003: 27.10 %2004: 29.20 %2005: 26.90 %2006: 26.10 %2007: 19.40 %2008: 19.10 %2009: 15.90 %2010: 16.30 %2011: 27.40 %2012: 24.60 %2013: 26.10 %2014: 27.60 %2015: 42.10 %2016: 45.80 %2017: 43.80 %2018: 48.70 %2019: 57.60 %2020: 64.30 %2021: 69.60 %2022: 70.10 %2023: 67.20 %2024: 68.50 %2025: 67.50 %19932009202567.50 %
33 official observations, 1993 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#83 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
34 %
42 of 125 countries
Latest move
▼ 1.00 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
2.60 pp
peak 70.10 % in 2022
Full series
▲ 50.30 pp
since 1993

In Africa: #12 of 21vs median 54.70 %: +12.80 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Namibia: ahead of 34 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtNamibia 67.50 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Namibia is ahead of 34 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Namibia
81 Morocco66.60 %−0.90 pp
82 Belize66.90 %−0.60 pp
83 Namibia67.50 %—
84 Israel67.90 %+0.40 pp
85 Malaysia70.50 %+3.00 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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