Namibia - Expense

Expense (current LCU)

The value for Expense (current LCU) in Namibia was 44,489,970,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62,847,270,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 2,493,200,000 in 1991.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1991 2,493,200,000
1992 2,892,900,000
1999 6,913,800,000
2000 7,654,537,000
2001 8,849,796,000
2002 9,651,624,000
2003 10,686,800,000
2004 10,930,740,000
2005 11,744,230,000
2006 12,986,460,000
2007 14,309,650,000
2008 17,871,940,000
2009 20,602,970,000
2010 23,548,200,000
2011 31,263,770,000
2012 33,863,030,000
2013 41,624,660,000
2014 50,094,160,000
2015 55,488,650,000
2016 55,833,770,000
2017 62,847,270,000
2018 59,935,440,000
2019 44,489,970,000

Expense (% of GDP)

Expense (% of GDP) in Namibia was 24.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 38.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 22.95 in 2007.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1991 30.13
1992 29.58
1999 29.25
2000 28.12
2001 28.90
2002 27.34
2003 28.68
2004 25.60
2005 25.41
2006 23.98
2007 22.95
2008 25.16
2009 27.04
2010 28.10
2011 34.20
2012 31.69
2013 35.45
2014 37.15
2015 38.00
2016 35.40
2017 36.63
2018 33.10
2019 24.64

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance