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    Namibia

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    Africa · #65 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    49.2▼ -0.3 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE

    Namibia scores 49.2 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #65 of 117 economies. That is down 0.3 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 85.2. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 28.0. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    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
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Real Madrid edge Villarreal, Vinicius sent off for hair pull
    The Namibian Business · Oct 10 · Economic Policy
    Australia struggle against SA quicks in first Test
    The Namibian Business · Oct 9 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇵🇦Panama48.7→🇧🇷Brazil48.5→🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan47.3→🇩🇴Dominican Republic47.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    50organizations indexed across 9 types · 34 mapped
    Research organizations
    14
    Innovation hubs
    14
    Government bodies
    8
    Universities & research bodies
    8
    Health research
    2
    Accelerators
    1
    Incubators
    1
    Corporate R&D
    1
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    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
    Potentia (Namibia)
    Corporate R&D · Windhoek · 1998
    Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia
    Research organizations · Windhoek · 1963
    Development Aid from People to People
    Research organizations · Windhoek · 1990
    Cancer Association of Namibia
    Health research · Windhoek · 1968
    Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council
    Health research · Windhoek · 2003
    Python Namibia
    Innovation hubs
    Namibian Standards Institution
    Government bodies · Windhoek · 2005
    It Takes A Village
    Innovation hubs
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    Namibia: common questions

    What is Namibia's IEPA score?
    Namibia scores 49.2 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #65 of 117 economies.
    What is Namibia's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 85.2. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Namibia back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 28.0, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Namibia compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Panama (48.7), Brazil (48.5), Kyrgyzstan (47.3), Dominican Republic (47.2).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Namibia →