Starting a business - Score in Namibia
Namibia: Starting a business - Score was 72.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Namibia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Namibia is 72.2, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Namibia peaked at 72.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.23, in 2007.
That places Namibia 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 62.5 | — |
| 2004 | 63.12 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.68 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 60.77 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.23 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 67.54 | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 67.76 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 68 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.16 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.99 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.46 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.67 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.92 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.87 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.9 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 72.07 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.2 | +0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 72.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 72.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.08 | 59.23 | 67.76 | 7 |
| 2010s | 69.52 | 67.99 | 72.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Namibia?
- Starting a business - score in Namibia was 72.2 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.23 in 2007.
- How does Namibia rank for starting a business - score?
- Namibia ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.