Foreign exchange reserves excluding gold rose 27.3% to USD 2.76 bil in Namibia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Namibia reached an all time high of USD 2.76 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 0.050 bil in 1992. When compared to Namibia's main peers, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Angola amounted to USD 14.5 bil, USD 4.80 bil in Botswana, USD 50.3 bil in South Africa and USD 0.837 bil in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Namibia has been ranked 101st within the group of 133 countries we follow in terms of foreign exchange reserves excluding gold, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Exchange Reserves, Excluding Gold (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | USD bil | 23.8 | 23.7 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 16.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | USD bil | 7.55 | 7.19 | 7.49 | 6.66 | 6.17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | 1.22 | 0.708 | 0.695 | 0.665 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 0.997 | 0.925 | 0.658 | 0.729 | 0.774 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 2.41 | 2.02 | 3.18 | 3.08 | 3.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | 1.69 | 1.83 | 2.43 | 2.15 | 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD bil | 41.6 | 42.6 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 48.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 0.548 | 0.564 | 0.563 | 0.441 | 0.440 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 2.97 | 2.35 | 2.08 | 1.57 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 0.418 | 0.407 | 0.292 | 0.086 | 0.151 |
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