Namibia Government Debt Over Time (1993–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 48 / 184

Data table

1993	17.2%	2005	26.9%	2016	45.8%
1994	16.4%	2006	26.1%	2017	43.8%
1995	18%	2007	19.4%	2018	48.7%
1996	18.7%	2008	19.1%	2019	57.6%
1997	17.7%	2009	15.9%	2020	64.3%
1998	19.6%	2010	16.3%	2021	69.6%
1999	21.8%	2011	27.5%	2022	70.1%
2000	20.9%	2012	24.6%	2023	67.9%
2001	24.4%	2013	26.1%	2024	69.8%
2002	22.2%	2014	27.6%	2025	70.2%
2003	27.1%	2015	42.1%	2026	70.5%
2004	29.2%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - NAD)

Data table

1993	1.77B	2005	12.53B	2016	72.28B
1994	2.06B	2006	13.64B	2017	75.2B
1995	2.58B	2007	11.93B	2018	88.26B
1996	3.18B	2008	13.39B	2019	104.3B
1997	3.36B	2009	11.92B	2020	112B
1998	4.15B	2010	13.49B	2021	127.6B
1999	5.1B	2011	24.73B	2022	144B
2000	5.7B	2012	26.32B	2023	155.3B
2001	7.51B	2013	30.66B	2024	171.2B
2002	7.92B	2014	37.18B	2025	186.3B
2003	10.21B	2015	61.46B	2026	203.8B
2004	12.56B

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 16 / 86

Data table

1993	15.7%	2005	21.1%	2016	42.7%
1994	15%	2006	16.3%	2017	41.4%
1995	16.4%	2007	7.5%	2018	45.8%
1996	17.1%	2008	8.7%	2019	53.2%
1997	16.2%	2009	9%	2020	61.8%
1998	17.9%	2010	13.4%	2021	68.4%
1999	19.9%	2011	21.7%	2022	69.7%
2000	19%	2012	18.7%	2023	65.9%
2001	21.3%	2013	23.2%	2024	69.7%
2002	20.7%	2014	26.9%	2025	70.1%
2003	25%	2015	36.7%	2026	70.3%
2004	26.9%

Government Net Debt (Local currency - NAD)

Data table

1993	1.62B	2005	9.81B	2016	67.32B
1994	1.88B	2006	8.51B	2017	71.01B
1995	2.35B	2007	4.63B	2018	82.87B
1996	2.9B	2008	6.1B	2019	96.43B
1997	3.06B	2009	6.76B	2020	107.7B
1998	3.79B	2010	11.05B	2021	125.4B
1999	4.65B	2011	19.54B	2022	143.3B
2000	5.2B	2012	20B	2023	150.8B
2001	6.56B	2013	27.3B	2024	170.7B
2002	7.38B	2014	36.25B	2025	185.9B
2003	9.39B	2015	53.55B	2026	203.3B
2004	11.58B