Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Namibia
Namibia: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Namibia, 2000–2024
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 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 81.0% 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, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Namibia 97th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -44.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +35.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -65.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +77.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +43.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -56.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -61.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +162.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +76.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -60.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.98 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.0% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
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 0.0% in 2024, 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 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Namibia ranks 97th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.0%. 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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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).