Namibia: Foreign aid

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 Namibia

Foreign aid and official development assistance received

 Latest value 271.63
 Year 2023
 Measure million U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1972 - 2023
 Average 159.40
 Min - Max 0.01 - 331.13
 Source World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 271.63 million U.S. dollars, a decline from 326.61 million U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1270.07 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 130 countries. Historically, the average for Namibia from 1972 to 2023 is 159.4 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.01 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 1983 while the maximum of 331.13 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 2009. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Namibia - Foreign aid - Recent values chart

Historical series
Namibia - Foreign aid - historical chart - 1972-2023




Definition: Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Net official aid refers to aid flows (net of repayments) from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Commercial tax rate 20.70 2019 percent
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