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    Namibia

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    Africa · #64 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    49.8▲ +0.1 YoY
    ●●○0.76IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-7071421
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #98of 145 ranked economies▼ 20 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024728088102
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.60% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    108
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.52
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.49
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the bottom 46% on the IEPA composite but the bottom 23% on productive capability. The wider system is converting more than the productive base alone would predict, which puts the question on how durable that is. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals16 of 48 made · 72% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals14 of 157 made · 24% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture14 of 200 made · 30% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies6 of 104 made · 27% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts7 of 155 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 4% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods0 of 78 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 33% of that cluster today, and 72% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 4% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 58 OF 108 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Slag, ash and residues containing metals$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.72
    Potatoes$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.50
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 444 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    50organizations indexed across 9 types · 34 mapped
    Innovation hubs
    14
    Research organizations
    14
    Universities & research bodies
    8
    Government bodies
    8
    Health research
    2
    Corporate R&D
    1
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
    Accelerators
    1
    Incubators
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 50 indexed
    UNAM Innovation and Development Accelerator
    Accelerators
    Basecamp Business Incubator
    Incubators
    Gobabeb Namib Research Institute
    Universities & research bodies · Walvis Bay · 1962
    Etosha Ecological Institute
    Universities & research bodies · Windhoek · 1974
    Potentia (Namibia)
    Corporate R&D · Windhoek · 1998
    Namibia Scientific Society
    Research organizations · Windhoek · 1925
    National Library of Namibia
    Research organizations · Windhoek · 1926
    Cancer Association of Namibia
    Health research · Windhoek · 1968
    Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council
    Health research · Windhoek · 2003
    Ministry of Environment and Tourism
    Government bodies · Windhoek · 1990
    Acelera Namibia
    Innovation hubs
    Fab Lab Windhoek
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Windhoek
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