Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Namibia
Namibia: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 245.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Namibia, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 245.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Namibia peaked at 430.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0422 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Namibia 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Namibia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.13 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.0422 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -67.6% |
| 1985 | 20.3 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +48017.4% |
| 1986 | 43.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +115.9% |
| 1987 | 39.88 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 50.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1989 | 135.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +166.5% |
| 1990 | 250.89 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +85.8% |
| 1991 | 364.38 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 1992 | 259.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 278.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 244.79 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 270.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 285.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 284.14 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 264.79 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 235.36 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 240 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 221.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 233.9 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 237.33 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 238.71 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 186.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2006 | 254.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 313.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 282.64 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 377.28 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 357.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 344.04 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 421.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 430.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 395.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 230.66 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2016 | 257.7 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 279.85 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 253.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 190.6 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 265.7 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 261.19 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 297.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 245.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 245.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 245.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,090 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +48017.4% | 0.0422 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 20.3 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +166.5% | 50.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 135.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +115.9% | 20.3 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 43.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.13 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 0.13 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 0.13 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.29 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 0.0422 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 135.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 273.92 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 235.36 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 364.38 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 258.6 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 186.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 377.28 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 316.19 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 190.6 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 430.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 267.55 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 245.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 297.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 142 Mauritania 361.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 143 Paraguay 331.06 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 144 Kuwait 295.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 146 Malaysia 239.46 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 147 Bolivia 223.32 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 148 Mexico 220.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
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 foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Namibia?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Namibia was 245.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 430.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0422 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Namibia rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Namibia ranks 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.