Namibia's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 179.55 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 115.51% from 83.32 billion in 2015 (7.98% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 179.55 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 134.93 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 83.32 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 179.55 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 1.19 billion | 1990 |
| Average since 2016 | 134.57 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 1.19 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Namibia's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 17% on 2024 (from 153.48 billion to 179.55 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11.9% and a typical year strayed about 7.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 166% in 1992. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 7.96 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 197.08 billion for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 11.45 billion, against 14.96 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2025, Namibia had the 70th highest value of the 104 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
- Ghana — 67th of 104: 274.47 billion
- Bhutan — 68th of 104: 244.48 billion
- Cabo Verde — 69th of 104: 195.38 billion
- Zambia — 71st of 104: 172.45 billion
- Macao SAR, China — 72nd of 104: 171.42 billion
- Tunisia — 73rd of 104: 166.69 billion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 36 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 179,554,144,580 |
| 2024 | 153,483,665,232 |
| 2023 | 146,712,669,317 |
| 2022 | 144,956,138,020 |
| 2021 | 143,424,785,481 |
| 2020 | 134,933,214,908 |
| 2019 | 127,626,120,814 |
| 2018 | 113,511,181,591 |
| 2017 | 105,556,796,439 |
| 2016 | 95,981,778,811 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 17.9 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 3.35 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 119.01 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 5.09 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 2.81 trillion (2019)
- Cabo Verde — 195.38 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 4.4 trillion (2019)
- Central African Republic — 318.11 billion (2016)
- Chad — 1.49 trillion (2016)
- Comoros — 157.23 billion (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More financial sector data for Namibia
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$17.89 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$17.89 (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 168.48 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 6.06% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 46.13% (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 74.34 billion (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 46.21% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 18.15% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) — 6.06% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Namibia's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 179.55 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 15,040% from 1.19 billion in 1990 (15.42% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 179.55 billion in 2025 and the lowest 1.19 billion in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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