Southern Africa
Namibia
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Namibia's #2 import source (world lens). Namibia is the EU's #104 goods supplier.
Namibia on the world stage
Total imports
$17.8bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$13.1bn
200 partners
#1 import source
South Africa
18.1%
#1 export dest.
South Africa
9.5%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Namibia and the EU
EU imports from
€1.1bn
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€615m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #104 supplier
EU trade balance
import-tilted
coverage 0.54
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
111
EUR/MWh
Consumer
140
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
48
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
80%
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
Single buyer (NamPower)
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: limited
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
ECB (Electricity Control Board)
Low domestic generation relative to demand. Imports 40% from Eskom and SAPP. Ruacana hydro (347 MW) depends on variable Kunene River flows. Despite import dependence, grid carbon intensity is among the lowest in Africa…
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
50
4 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
42
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Other (poly)-metallic, Gold, Other mine
Mine-water verifiability
Partial
water-use and discharge permits + inspections + a…
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
21.1
→ 27.9 by 2050
Fertility
3.21
above replacement
Working-age
59.3%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
6.2
→ 10.6 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 3.03M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +49% (4.51M)