Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre was 338.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 338.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 451.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0422 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Namibia 142nd 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 by income group, per square kilometre 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 | 40.12 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 50.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 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 | 260.62 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1993 | 293.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 257.45 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 307.04 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 325.71 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 319.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 355.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 353.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 326.99 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 242.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2002 | 281.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 268.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 290.2 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 185.9 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2006 | 239.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 321.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 289.64 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 451.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2010 | 367.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 386.34 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 382.74 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 388.23 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 335.58 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 219.8 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 261.63 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 278.99 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 229.66 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 209.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 256.18 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 243.12 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 429.63 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +76.7% |
| 2023 | 338.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -21.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 338.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,950 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 338.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,937 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre 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 |
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 | 48.32 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 0.0422 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 135.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 308.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 250.89 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 364.38 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 289.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 185.9 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 451.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 306.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 209.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 388.23 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 316.92 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 243.12 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 429.63 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 139 Mauritania 418.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 140 Northern Mariana Islands 385.54 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 141 Qatar 367.46 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 143 Kuwait 295.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 144 Uruguay 281.39 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 145 Suriname 277.2 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 by income group, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Namibia was 338.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 451.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre 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 by income group, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 by income group, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received by income group 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 by income group ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received by income group 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 by income group 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.