Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.1001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
That places Namibia 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +68636.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0438 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +162.3% |
| 1990 | 0.074 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0623 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0706 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0501 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0504 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0512 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0575 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0397 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0297 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0212 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0262 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0292 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.027 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0347 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0258 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0226 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0266 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0262 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0179 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0207 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0173 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0195 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 | +68636.2% | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1989 | +162.3% | 0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0438 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0175 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0438 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0501 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0367 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0575 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0207 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 69 Nepal 0.0147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 North Macedonia 0.0142 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Cameroon 0.0141 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 Myanmar 0.013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0124 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Mongolia 0.0122 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Namibia?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Namibia was 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does Namibia rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.