Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Namibia

Namibia: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 62.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
62.7%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
47th
of 191 countries
All-time high
66.2%
in 2013
All-time low
35.2%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Namibia, 2004–2019

02040602004201120192004: 35.3 % of adults2005: 35.2 % of adults2006: 35.2 % of adults2007: 59.9 % of adults2008: 59.6 % of adults2009: 57.7 % of adults2010: 58.5 % of adults2011: 61.5 % of adults2012: 63.9 % of adults2013: 66.2 % of adults2014: 64.3 % of adults2015: 62.8 % of adults2016: 61.2 % of adults2017: 61 % of adults2018: 60.8 % of adults2019: 62.7 % of adults

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.

Analysis

The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Namibia is 62.7%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Namibia peaked at 66.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2005.

Namibia ranks 47th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Namibia, 2004 to 2019.
Year % of adults Change
2004 35.3%
2005 35.2% -0.3%
2006 35.2% +0.0%
2007 59.9% +70.2%
2008 59.6% -0.5%
2009 57.7% -3.2%
2010 58.5% +1.4%
2011 61.5% +5.1%
2012 63.9% +3.9%
2013 66.2% +3.6%
2014 64.3% -2.9%
2015 62.8% -2.3%
2016 61.2% -2.5%
2017 61.0% -0.3%
2018 60.8% -0.3%
2019 62.7% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.1% 35.2% 59.9% 6
2010s 62.3% 58.5% 66.2% 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 44 Kazakhstan 65.4% compare
  2. 45 Singapore 64.2% compare
  3. 46 India 63.1% compare
  4. 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 60.7% compare
  5. 49 Paraguay 59.9% compare
  6. 50 Ukraine 56.9% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Namibia?
Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Namibia was 62.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2005.
How does Namibia rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
Namibia ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,949 data points, 2004–2019
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The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.