🇳🇦 Namibia National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Namibia government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $11.8 billion, growing at $61 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 68%. Per-citizen share: $3,786.
The IMF's latest actual fiscal data for Namibia is for 2023; later years are IMF estimates.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, Namibia ranks 60th by debt-to-GDP, 129th by total debt and 103rd by debt per person.
Namibia's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Namibia's ratio has declined from its high for the period of 70% (2021) to roughly 68% at end-2025. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Namibia Net Debt and Interest
The IMF puts Namibia's net debt at 67% of GDP, against 68% gross. Net debt subtracts the financial assets a government holds against what it owes. The IMF's figures put Namibia's net interest bill at about 5.2% of GDP in 2025, about $786 million, or 16% of government revenue. That is 34th of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About Namibia's National Debt
Namibia's debt rose from about 42% of GDP in 2015 to an elevated 68% on IMF figures. In October 2025 it repaid a $750 million Eurobond, partly from a sinking fund built up from its receipts from the Southern African Customs Union and partly by borrowing from local banks. Those customs-union transfers are a large share of its revenue and are projected to fall, which tightens the budget.
Namibia's debt-to-GDP ratio of 68% is elevated: higher than 69% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Namibia ranks 129th of the 194 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $61 per second, Namibia adds about $5 million to its government debt every day — roughly $1.9 billion per year. Each of Namibia's 3 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $3,786. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Namibia National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Namibia's national debt right now?
Namibia's national debt is approximately $11.8 billion as of November 8, 2026, growing at $61 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 68% and each citizen's share is about $3,786.
How fast is Namibia's debt growing?
Namibia's government debt is growing at approximately $61 per second — about $5 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Namibia's debt per capita?
Each of Namibia's 3 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $3,786 of the national debt.
What is Namibia's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Namibia's debt-to-GDP ratio is 68%. That is higher than 69% of the 194 governments tracked here.
What is Namibia's net debt?
The IMF puts Namibia's net debt at 67% of GDP, against 68% gross. Net debt subtracts the financial assets a government holds against what it owes.
How much interest does Namibia pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put Namibia's net interest bill at about 5.2% of GDP in 2025, about $786 million, or 16% of government revenue.
Why is Namibia's government debt at this level?
Namibia's debt rose from about 42% of GDP in 2015 to an elevated 68% on IMF figures. In October 2025 it repaid a $750 million Eurobond, partly from a sinking fund built up from its receipts from the Southern African Customs Union and partly by borrowing from local banks. Those customs-union transfers are a large share of its revenue and are projected to fall, which tightens the budget.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 10,185,501,742 + 61 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=na (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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