Namibia Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Namibia NA: BOP: Capital Account: Net
NA: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 154.704 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 115.207 USD mn for 2016. NA: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 78.426 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 302.625 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 22.922 USD mn in 1999. NA: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 154.70 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -514.301 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -365.565 USD mn for 2016. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -266.402 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -20.278 USD mn in 1999 and a record low of -1.126 USD bn in 2015. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -514.30 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 417.218 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 359.511 USD mn for 2016. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 174.683 USD mn from Dec 1986 (Median) to 2017, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.169 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -1.510 USD mn in 1988. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 417.22 2017 | yearly | 1986 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 3.150 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.179 % for 2016. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 3.406 % from Dec 1986 (Median) to 2017, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.695 % in 2001 and a record low of -0.060 % in 1988. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted Average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.15 2017 | yearly | 1986 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at -97.083 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -6.054 USD mn for 2016. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.569 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 206.230 USD mn in 2006 and a record low of -97.083 USD mn in 2017. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -97.08 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at -0.733 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.054 % for 2016. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.010 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.585 % in 2006 and a record low of -1.876 % in 2003. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted Average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -0.73 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Net
NA: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -333.385 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.300 USD bn for 2016. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 148.042 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.317 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -1.632 USD bn in 2015. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -333.38 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at 2.130 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.730 USD mn for 2016. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 6.325 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.194 USD mn in 1996 and a record low of -4.092 USD mn in 1991. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.13 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 278.579 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -54.686 USD mn for 2016. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 199.337 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.477 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -1.053 USD bn in 2015. NA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 278.58 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
NA: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 134.300 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 116.180 USD mn for 2015. NA: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 78.030 USD mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2016, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 253.580 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of -0.420 USD mn in 1985. NA: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 134.30 2016 | yearly | 1972 - 2016 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
NA: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 37.030 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 36.480 USD mn for 2015. NA: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 45.285 USD mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2016, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.200 USD mn in 2006 and a record low of 0.010 USD mn in 1983. NA: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 37.03 2016 | yearly | 1972 - 2016 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
NA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at -192.170 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 180.154 USD mn for 2016. NA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 21.644 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 900.233 USD mn in 2008 and a record low of -529.147 USD mn in 2012. NA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -192.17 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
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Namibia NA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
NA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 110.128 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -210.013 USD mn for 2016. NA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging -185.789 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 380.747 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of -1.030 USD bn in 2010. NA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Namibia – Table NA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 110.13 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |