Namibia vs World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Namibia
24.6%
in 2025
World
12.7%
in 2023
Namibia rank
5th
World rank
8th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Namibia
- World
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 24.6% against 12.7% in World, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 5th and World ranks 8th of 170 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 14.0% | 8.8% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 13.7% | 10.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 12.8% | 12.2% | 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 World?
- Namibia, at 24.6% against 12.7% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Namibia and World?
- 11.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and World rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Namibia ranks 5th and World ranks 8th 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.