Namibia: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Namibia's general government final consumption expenditure (current US$) rose 10.7% on 2024 (from US$3.04 billion to US$3.36 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.3% and a typical year strayed about 15.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 51.6% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.9% in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Namibia had the 101st highest value of the 131 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Namibia in the 2025 ranking

• Moldova — 97th of 131: US$3.76 billion
• Mongolia — 98th of 131: US$3.71 billion
• Brunei Darussalam — 99th of 131: US$3.58 billion
• North Macedonia — 101st of 131: US$3.13 billion
• Armenia — 102nd of 131: US$2.98 billion
• West Bank and Gaza — 103rd of 131: US$2.93 billion

What this measures

Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 46 values

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$16.26 billion (2024)
• Benin — US$2.18 billion (2025)
• Botswana — US$6.27 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$4.92 billion (2025)
• Burundi — US$694.46 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$698.63 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$6.57 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — US$316.24 million (2025)
• Chad

More economic policy & debt data for Namibia

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 8.92% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — US$106.2 million (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$262.77 million (2021)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 60.11 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.51 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 45.2 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 22.28% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$11.8 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Namibia's general government final consumption expenditure (current US$)?

US$3.36 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 877.62% from US$343.69 million in 1980 (5.2% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.47 billion in 2018 and the lowest US$343.69 million in 1980.

How does Namibia rank?

101st highest of 131 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in general government final consumption expenditure (current US$) unusual for Namibia?

In 2025, Namibia's general government final consumption expenditure (current US$) rose 10.7% on 2024 (from US$3.04 billion to US$3.36 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.3% and a typical year strayed about 15.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.GOVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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