Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Namibia
Namibia: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 62.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Namibia, 2004–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 35.2% | 59.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 58.5% | 66.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
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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About this data
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.