Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia
Namibia: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 105.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia, 2008–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 105.5% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia peaked at 117.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2008.
Namibia ranks 39th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97.5% | — |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 100.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 103.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 101.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 102.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 117.3% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 115.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 112.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 111.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 116.6% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 105.5% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.5% | 97.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 103.9% | 98.0% | 117.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.4% | 105.5% | 116.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,390 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Namibia was 105.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 117.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Namibia ranks 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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