Namibia — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 37 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Namibia, the central government expenditure reading stood at 36.7% of GDP in 2025. Against 37.4% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.68 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 37.2% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 37.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 37.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 36.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 38.4 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 40.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 34.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 36.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 38.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 35.1 % of GDP |