Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Namibia
24.6%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
14.7%
in 2024
Namibia rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Namibia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 24.6% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 170 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 16.3% | 5.9% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 16.0% | 8.5% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 15.1% | 9.9% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Namibia, at 24.6% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Namibia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.