Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Namibia

Namibia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
144th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2009
All-time low
0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1990–2021

0.0020.0040.0060.0081990200520211990: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in 2021.

The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.

Namibia ranks 144th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1991 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.5%
1992 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%
1993 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
1994 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.1%
1995 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
1996 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.6%
1997 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.5%
1998 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.6%
1999 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
2000 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.7%
2001 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
2002 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2003 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2004 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.7%
2005 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.3%
2006 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.9%
2007 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.7%
2008 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.2%
2009 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP +443.2%
2010 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP -29.3%
2011 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.9%
2012 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2013 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.4%
2014 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.0%
2015 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP -36.6%
2016 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP +50.6%
2017 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP -39.6%
2018 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.7%
2019 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.3%
2020 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.2%
2021 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +443.2% 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 141 Portugal 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 142 Russia 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 143 Sweden 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 145 Qatar 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 146 Germany 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 147 Italy 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Namibia?
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Namibia was 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
How does Namibia rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.