Savings share of GDP in Namibia

Gross savings in Namibia were equal to 9.5% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2024 9.5% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −2.1percentage points 2023: 11.5%
World, 2024 26.0% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 137th of 149 See the full ranking

Savings share of GDP in Namibia over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period NamibiaWorld
2024 9.5% 26.0%
2023 11.5% 26.2%
2022 5.5% 27.2%
2021 4.5% 27.1%
2020 17.7% 25.7%
2019 13.2% 26.5%
2018 11.6% 26.6%
2017 13.1% 26.4%
2016 6.0% 25.8%
2015 16.3% 26.3%
2014 22.9% 26.7%
2013 19.2% 26.4%
2012 15.0% 26.7%
2011 14.8% 26.8%
2010 18.6% 26.5%
2009 16.5% 25.3%
2008 26.7% 27.4%
2007 28.3% 28.2%
2006 35.5% 28.2%
2005 30.5% 27.1%
2004 30.3% 26.6%
2003 26.0% 25.4%
2002 26.3% 25.0%
2001 22.3% 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.1 percentage points from 11.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 22.9%, the figure has changed by −13.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 149 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 137th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Namibia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices