Namibia: Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Namibia's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) fell 16% on 2024 (from 31.09 billion to 26.13 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +14.4% and a typical year strayed about 28.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 120.9% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 29% in 2011. 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 1.23 billion a year. A straight line explains 55% 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.

How it compares

In 2025, Namibia had the 59th highest value of the 130 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 — 55th of 130: 32.22 billion
• Brazil — 56th of 130: 29.16 billion
• Peru — 57th of 130: 28.34 billion
• Vanuatu — 59th of 130: 21.2 billion
• Zambia — 60th of 130: 16.91 billion
• Israel — 61st of 130: 14.2 billion

What this measures

Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. 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

Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — -364.31 billion (2025)
• Benin — 178.36 billion (2025)
• Botswana — 28 billion (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 460.81 billion (2022)
• Burundi — 1.5 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 48.85 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 571.2 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — 94.6 billion (2017)
• 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$262.77 million (2021)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$3.36 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 60.11 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — 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)

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Questions people ask

What is Namibia's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU)?

26.13 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 2,750% from 916.68 million in 1990 (10.04% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 31.09 billion in 2024 and the lowest 916.68 million in 1990.

How does Namibia rank?

59th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Namibia?

In 2025, Namibia's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) fell 16% on 2024 (from 31.09 billion to 26.13 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +14.4% and a typical year strayed about 28.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TRF.NCTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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