Namibia

Government debt in Namibia

Government debt in Namibia: 17.2% of GDP in 1993 and 67.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
67.6% of GDP
Since 1993
+50.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
41 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
71.2% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in NamibiaGovernment debt in Namibia: 17.2% of GDP in 1993 and 67.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 71.2% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 71.2% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 70.1% of GDP in 2022, the lowest 15.9% of GDP in 2009.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearNamibia
202567.6
202468.5
202367.2
202270.1
202169.6
202064.3
201957.6
201848.7
201743.8
201645.8
201542.1
201427.6
201326.1
201224.6
201127.5
201016.3
200915.9
200819.1
200719.4
200626.1
200526.9
200429.2
200327.2
200222.2
200124.4
200020.9
199921.8
199819.6
199717.7
199618.7
199518
199416.4
199317.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNamibia
202667.6
202767.8
202868.5
202969.2
203070.2
203171.2

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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