Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Namibia
Namibia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 26.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.3%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
31st
of 184 countries
All-time high
29.8%
in 2020
All-time low
11.6%
in 1964
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Namibia, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Namibia stood at 26.3%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Namibia peaked at 29.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1964.
Namibia ranks 31st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.0% | — |
| 1961 | 13.3% | +10.6% |
| 1962 | 12.0% | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 11.6% | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 13.0% | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 13.5% | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 14.6% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 14.8% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | +24.4% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 18.1% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 13.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.0% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 24.8% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.3% | 29.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 28 Montenegro 27.6% compare
- 29 Slovakia 27.1% compare
- 30 Malta 26.8% compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.1% compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 25.8% compare
- 34 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 25.8% compare
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 government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Namibia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Namibia was 26.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1964.
- How does Namibia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Namibia ranks 31st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.