Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 48.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia stood at 48.0%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia peaked at 50.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2002.
That places Namibia 62nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 48.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 48.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +25.9% | 38.4% | 48.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 38.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 38.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.9% | 50.0% | 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia was 48.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Namibia ranks 62nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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