Adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Adjusted net savings per capita was -46.95 current US$ in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia, 1991–2021
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Namibia recorded -46.95 current US$ for adjusted net savings per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 110.5% on the previous year and down 108.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia peaked at 1,148 current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, -46.95 current US$, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 146th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 471.33 current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 603.46 current US$ | +28.0% |
| 1993 | 506.63 current US$ | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 647.74 current US$ | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 679.62 current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 588.66 current US$ | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 538.36 current US$ | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 505.23 current US$ | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 399.18 current US$ | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 473.78 current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 304.26 current US$ | -35.8% |
| 2002 | 352.02 current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 493.08 current US$ | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 817.67 current US$ | +65.8% |
| 2005 | 877.58 current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 1,148 current US$ | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 883.14 current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 873.11 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 461.16 current US$ | -47.2% |
| 2010 | 707.25 current US$ | +53.4% |
| 2011 | 526.63 current US$ | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 613.22 current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 796.26 current US$ | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 989.88 current US$ | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 541.42 current US$ | -45.3% |
| 2016 | 7.38 current US$ | -98.6% |
| 2017 | 394.27 current US$ | +5242.4% |
| 2018 | 394.15 current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 387.51 current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 447.46 current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2021 | -46.95 current US$ | -110.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -46.95 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 165.73 current US$. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -46.95 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.51 current US$. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +5242.4% | 7.38 current US$ | 394.27 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 548.91 current US$ | 399.18 current US$ | 679.62 current US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 668.43 current US$ | 304.26 current US$ | 1,148 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 535.8 current US$ | 7.38 current US$ | 989.88 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 200.25 current US$ | -46.95 current US$ | 447.46 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Namibia was -46.95 current US$ in 2021, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,148 current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.95 current US$ in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Namibia ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.