Share of voting rights in international organizations in Namibia
Namibia: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of voting rights in international organizations in Namibia stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in Namibia peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Namibia 49th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +47.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 54% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More social development data for Namibia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in Namibia?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in Namibia was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- Namibia ranks 49th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).