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Government debt in Namibia

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Namibia's government debt is 70.20 % — #85 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

70.20%

Checked 8 Sept 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

70.20 %43.05 %15.90 %15.90 % · 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: 67.90 %2024: 69.80 %2025: 70.20 %19932009202570.20 %
33 official observations, 1993 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#85 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
31 %
39 of 124 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.40 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 53.00 pp
since 1993

In Africa: #13 of 20vs median 54.55 %: +15.65 pp (worse)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Namibia: ahead of 31 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtNamibia 70.20 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Namibia is ahead of 31 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Namibia
83 Israel68.50 %−1.70 pp
84 Kenya69.30 %−0.90 pp
85 Namibia70.20 %—
86 Malaysia70.70 %+0.50 pp
87 Pakistan72.80 %+2.60 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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