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Namibia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-4.73percent · 2024+56.0% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Namibia from 1991 to 2024.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024-4.732
2023-2.463
2022-6.729
2021-9.546
2020-9.989
2019-5.211
2018-6.925
2017-8.528
2016-8.408
2015-4.347
2014-10.763
2013-3.138
2012-26.357
2011-13.263
2010-6.609
2009-17.116
20089.697
200712.905
20065.438
20050.202
2004-1.733
2003-5.601
2002-0.783
2001-3.226
2000-1.336
1999-2.446
1992-4.138
1991-2.132

Source

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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