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Namibia - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 36.16

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

36.16 (2023)

Global rank

##20 of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.5%

Growth since 1991

1.2×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#22#202021 overtook Finland2023 overtook Portugal
NamibiaBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Namibia climbed from #22 to #20 (overtook Finland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Namibia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Finland in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Portugal in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1991-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202322.9528.7434.5340.32

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