Country
Namibia NAM
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.3
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap86.6
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical50.0
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth35.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity22.4
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance56.0
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Namibia sovereign credibility, in brief
Namibia scores 52.7 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 23 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 49th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 4.4% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (53/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 23/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 49th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Mauritius 54.4
- Cameroon 53.5
- Congo, Rep. 52.5
- Zambia 52.3
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +14.5%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +0.8%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 184.6 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -13.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 9.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 1.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 117.9K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -12.7% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.7% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 4.0 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 108.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 19.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 35.2% | 2023-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $4,876 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 4.7% | 2015-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 46.8% | 2023-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.