Namibia international reserves

#113 in the worldSub-Saharan AfricaShare on X
Total reserves
$3.3B
Data for January 2026
1-month change
+4.7%
12-month change
-6.3%
High since 2000
$3.5B
February 2025

Monthly history (IMF)

$3.3 billion
January 2026+826.5% vs January 2000
$0M$1B$2B$3B$4BJan 2000Jan 2013Jan 2026

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of January 2026.

  • Foreign exchange$3.0B · 92.8%
  • SDRs$232M · 7.1%

Gold

Namibia does not report gold holdings.

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 1,051
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
21.6%
Months of imports covered
4.0
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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