Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Namibia
Namibia: Automated teller machines (ATMs) was 67.24 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Namibia, 2006–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey - IMF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for automated teller machines (atms) in Namibia is 67.24 per 100,000 adults, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, automated teller machines (atms) in Namibia peaked at 68.73 per 100,000 adults in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.5 per 100,000 adults, in 2006.
Namibia ranks 47th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.5 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2007 | 9.84 per 100,000 adults | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 29.64 per 100,000 adults | +201.3% |
| 2009 | 41.64 per 100,000 adults | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 49.37 per 100,000 adults | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 50.99 per 100,000 adults | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 49.19 per 100,000 adults | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 52.8 per 100,000 adults | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 55.42 per 100,000 adults | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 56.52 per 100,000 adults | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 65.12 per 100,000 adults | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 67.27 per 100,000 adults | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 68.73 per 100,000 adults | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 68.19 per 100,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.09 per 100,000 adults | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.87 per 100,000 adults | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 68.46 per 100,000 adults | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 67.27 per 100,000 adults | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 67.24 per 100,000 adults | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 67.24 per 100,000 adults is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.89 per 100,000 adults, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 67.24 per 100,000 adults is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.68 per 100,000 adults, 10.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Automated teller machines (ATMs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +201.3% | 9.84 per 100,000 adults | 29.64 per 100,000 adults |
| 2009 | +40.5% | 29.64 per 100,000 adults | 41.64 per 100,000 adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.65 per 100,000 adults | 9.5 per 100,000 adults | 41.64 per 100,000 adults | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.36 per 100,000 adults | 49.19 per 100,000 adults | 68.73 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.79 per 100,000 adults | 67.24 per 100,000 adults | 68.46 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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 automated teller machines (atms) in Namibia?
- Automated teller machines (atms) in Namibia was 67.24 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey - IMF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.73 per 100,000 adults in 2018.
- What is the lowest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 per 100,000 adults in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for automated teller machines (atms)?
- Namibia ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is automated teller machines (atms) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey - IMF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Automated teller machines (ATMs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults. ATMs are computerised telecommunications devices that provide clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public place.