Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 19.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Namibia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 19.3% for liquid assets to short term liabilities in 2024.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Namibia peaked at 27.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2023.
That places Namibia 142nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.1% | — |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +14.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 19.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 37% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 19.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.1%, 32% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.0% | 19.1% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.0% | 24.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More development goals data for Namibia
- Red List Index 0.9721 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 19.49 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 406.62 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 55 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 54 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,808 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Namibia?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Namibia was 19.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Namibia ranks 142nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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