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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Namibia: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Namibia is placed 100th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 10,242 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 35.95 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
100th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 10,242GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 35.95Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -0.52Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 72.92Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Namibia on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
10,242
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Namibia: 10,242. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Africa
- 17,687 Botswana
- Land neighbours
- Angola 8,760 · Botswana 17,687 · South Africa 13,592 · Zambia 3,742
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Namibia’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
35.95
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Namibia: 35.95. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Africa
- 35.95 Namibia
- Land neighbours
- Angola 7.431 · Botswana 23.1 · South Africa 4.781 · Zambia 3.108
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-0.52
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 98th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Namibia: -0.52. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Africa
- 0.378 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Angola -0.768 · Botswana -0.31 · South Africa 0.378 · Zambia -0.67
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
72.92
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Namibia: 72.92. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Africa
- 81.13 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Botswana 61.44 · South Africa 81.13 · Zambia 72.7
02Over time
Which way Namibia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
NamibiaWorld median
Namibia rose from 7,858 in 2000 to 10,242 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Namibia World median 2025 10,242 17,265 2024 10,276 18,108 2023 10,126 17,686 2022 9,953 16,933 2021 9,709 16,260 2020 9,652 15,631 2019 10,813 16,761 2018 11,214 16,349 2017 11,409 16,129 2016 11,847 15,512 2015 12,167 14,857 2014 11,983 14,475 2013 11,594 14,681 2012 11,267 14,631 2011 10,965 13,916 2010 10,615 14,101 2009 10,166 13,655 2008 10,287 14,030 2007 10,162 13,755 2006 9,773 12,983 2005 9,245 12,023 2004 9,131 11,608 2003 8,237 11,183 2002 8,017 11,144 2001 7,787 10,907 2000 7,858 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
NamibiaWorld median
Namibia fell from -0.36 in 2000 to -0.52 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Namibia World median 2024 -0.520 0.1310 2023 -0.767 0.0710 2022 -0.572 0.0580 2021 -0.650 0.0010 2020 -0.526 0.0470 2019 -0.422 0.0300 2018 -0.499 -0.0150 2017 -0.366 0.0080 2016 -0.412 -0.0660 2015 -0.300 -0.0600 2014 -0.031 -0.0190 2013 0.014 0.0140 2012 0.006 0.0060 2011 -0.148 -0.0140 2010 -0.085 -0.0020 2009 0.140 0.0990 2008 -0.012 0.0700 2007 -0.296 -0.0080 2006 -0.308 0.0740 2005 -0.274 0.0510 2004 -0.228 0.0505 2003 -0.057 0.0450 2002 -0.066 0.0100 2001 -0.408 0.0470 2000 -0.360 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
NamibiaWorld median
Namibia rose from 58.83 in 2014 to 72.92 in 2024; the world median went from 51.96 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Namibia World median 2024 73 73 2021 71 74 2017 81 59 2014 59 52 2011 — 37
03In context
Namibia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Namibia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 100th | 10,242 | 35.95 | -0.52 | 72.92 |
 South Africa | 101st | 13,592 | 4.781 | 0.378 | 81.13 |
 Botswana | 105th | 17,687 | 23.1 | -0.31 | 61.44 |
 Zambia | 140th | 3,742 | 3.108 | -0.67 | 72.7 |
 Angola | 145th | 8,760 | 7.431 | -0.768 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Namibia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Namibia is ahead of the world, and behind
55 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Namibia does better than the middle country measured.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1876.7382.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Namibia: 6.738 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3958.2552.39No earlier reading
Namibia: 58.25 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 45th of 169 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23116.27106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Namibia: 116.27 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 60th of 195 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.134.9116.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Namibia: 34.91 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.414.9810.4No earlier reading
Namibia: 14.98 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.524.6627.5No real change since 2010
Namibia: 24.66 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.072-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Namibia: 0.072 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 88th of 209 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2170.3756.21▲ Improved since 2016
Namibia: 70.37 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 73rd of 175 by UNCTAD.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48647,12246,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Namibia: 47,122 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 75th of 150 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4225.8625.42▲ Improved since 2014
Namibia: 25.86 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 85th of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median17
Statistics on which Namibia does worse than the middle country measured.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.430.485▲ Improved since 2013
Namibia: 0.43 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 170 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1937.0840.19No real change since 2020
Namibia: 37.08 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 110th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27310,53614,273▲ Improved since 2015
Namibia: 10,536 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 59th of 102 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8009,10812,800▼ Worsened since 2017
Namibia: 9,108 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 105th of 173 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.550.627▼ Worsened since 2013
Namibia: 0.55 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6743.2746.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Namibia: 43.27 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 122nd of 195 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8907,97912,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Namibia: 7,979 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 104th of 166 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5223.4828.52▲ Improved since 2022
Namibia: 23.48 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 91st of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95224.81701.95No earlier reading
Namibia: 224.81 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 99th of 145 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08100.53106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Namibia: 100.53 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 137th of 195 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.855.863.8No earlier reading
Namibia: 55.8 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 73rd of 99 by World Energy Council.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3961.733.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Namibia: 1.73 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 186 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8156.7241.81No earlier reading
Namibia: 56.72 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.080.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Namibia: 0.08 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 97th of 119 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4741.9927.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Namibia: 1.992 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 98th of 118 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.389-1.8348.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Namibia: -1.834 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 101st of 118 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0691.27107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Namibia: 91.27 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 169th of 194 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.92.9▲ Improved since 2014
Namibia: 2.9 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 66th of 139 by World Bank Group.
No better end27
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 243224Moved since 2016
Namibia: 32 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9689.691.968Moved since 2015
Namibia: 9.69 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2122.2816.21Moved since 2015
Namibia: 22.28 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 22nd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0478.2762.04Moved since 2015
Namibia: 78.27 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 24th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3066.0623.306Moved since 2015
Namibia: 6.062 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7263.941.72No real change since 2015
Namibia: 63.9 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 33rd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8531.1121.85Moved since 2014
Namibia: 31.11 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.68108.5879.68Moved since 2015
Namibia: 108.58 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 37th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6528.9524.65No real change since 2015
Namibia: 28.95 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 50th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3444.6836.34Moved since 2015
Namibia: 44.68 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 48th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1782.4667.17Moved since 2014
Namibia: 82.46 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23110.17103.23Moved since 2015
Namibia: 110.17 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7084.0311.708Moved since 2011
Namibia: 4.031 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 76th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60210.479.602Moved since 2015
Namibia: 10.47 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5726.9896.572No real change since 2015
Namibia: 6.989 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 76th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.663.583.66Moved since 2012
Namibia: 3.58 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1715.7916.171Moved since 2014
Namibia: 5.791 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2610.0211.26Moved since 2015
Namibia: 10.02 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 76th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.493-0.225No real change since 2014
Namibia: -0.493 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.2640.306Moved since 2015
Namibia: 0.264 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2407852,240No real change since 2022
Namibia: 785 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7357.14275.73No real change since 2016
Namibia: 57.14 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3890.523Moved since 2013
Namibia: 0.389 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9318.6822.93Moved since 2015
Namibia: 18.68 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 102nd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.1071.235Moved since 2014
Namibia: 0.107 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,788171,1511,827,788Moved since 2014
Namibia: 171,151 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 93rd of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.069.4522.06Moved since 2014
Namibia: 9.45 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 135th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Namibia
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Namibia’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Namibia’s 8th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy39th of 1653/3 keys
- Peace & Security49th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties66th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality66th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability72nd of 1863/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge80th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 84th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation100th of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade104th of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 117th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital129th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 155th of 1934/4 keys
- Work & Labour157th of 1824/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing175th of 2003/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality143rd of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture167th of 1844/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Namibia can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Southern Africa
Namibia100th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Namibia and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Namibia on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Namibia rank on economy & innovation?
Namibia is placed 100th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Namibia?
10,242 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Namibia?
35.95 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Namibia compare with South Africa on economy & innovation?
South Africa is placed 101st of 176, and Namibia 100th. GDP per Capita (PPP): South Africa 13,592, Namibia 10,242; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: South Africa 4.781, Namibia 35.95; Economic Complexity Index: South Africa 0.378, Namibia -0.52; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: South Africa 81.13, Namibia 72.92.
How have Namibia’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 7,858 in 2000 to 10,242 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from -0.36 in 2000 to -0.52 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 58.83 in 2014 to 72.92 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Namibia?
No current reading is published for Namibia on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Interest Payments on External Debt, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending and Statutory Minimum Wage. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 55 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Namibia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Namibia (banner) — Hans Hillewaert derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Namibia: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/namibia/economy