Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 24.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia stood at 24.6%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia peaked at 29.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2003.
That places Namibia 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 20.3% | 24.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 22.6% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.6% | 25.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 2 Kenya 28.5% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 6 Morocco 23.3% compare
- 7 Bhutan 22.2% compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Namibia was 24.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Namibia ranks 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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