Foreign liabilities in Namibia

Namibia: Foreign liabilities was 11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
124th
of 149 countries
All-time high
13.33 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2017
All-time low
3.48 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2001
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Namibia, 1995–2020

4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B12.0B14.0B1995200720201995: 9.2B real chained 2019 US$1996: 7.5B real chained 2019 US$1997: 6.4B real chained 2019 US$1998: 6.2B real chained 2019 US$1999: 6.3B real chained 2019 US$2000: 5.0B real chained 2019 US$2001: 3.5B real chained 2019 US$2002: 6.6B real chained 2019 US$2003: 9.5B real chained 2019 US$2004: 11.8B real chained 2019 US$2005: 9.2B real chained 2019 US$2006: 9.9B real chained 2019 US$2007: 10.2B real chained 2019 US$2008: 8.5B real chained 2019 US$2009: 7.0B real chained 2019 US$2010: 8.8B real chained 2019 US$2011: 9.1B real chained 2019 US$2012: 8.4B real chained 2019 US$2013: 8.9B real chained 2019 US$2014: 9.4B real chained 2019 US$2015: 10.1B real chained 2019 US$2016: 11.3B real chained 2019 US$2017: 13.3B real chained 2019 US$2018: 12.8B real chained 2019 US$2019: 11.6B real chained 2019 US$2020: 11.1B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Namibia stood at 11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Namibia peaked at 13.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.48 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2001.

That places Namibia 124th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ 6.20 billion real chained 2019 US$ 9.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 8.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.48 billion real chained 2019 US$ 11.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 10.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ 13.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ 11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ 11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 121 Kyrgyzstan 12.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 122 Mauritania 11.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 123 Benin 11.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 125 Moldova 10.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 126 Maldives 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 127 Nepal 10.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Namibia?
Foreign liabilities in Namibia was 11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 13.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2017.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.48 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2001.
How does Namibia rank for foreign liabilities?
Namibia ranks 124th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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