Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Namibia
Namibia: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Namibia is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Namibia peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
That places Namibia 83rd out of 148 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More poverty & inequality data for Namibia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 451.2 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.0% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.448 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1533 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1533 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1808 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 26.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5299 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Namibia?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Namibia was 0.1% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Namibia ranks 83rd out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI)