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Namibia – Rule of Law

Name: Namibia Rule of Law
Creator: World Bank WGI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Perceptions of the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts. Ranges from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. · World Bank WGI

0.45 +0.03 from 2022 G20 rank: 70th · all-time high: 0.46 (2016)

APA

Namibia Rule of Law. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/namibia/rule-of-law

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_namibia_rule-of-law,
  title = {Namibia Rule of Law},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/namibia/rule-of-law},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	0.50	–	–
2025* trend	0.48	–	–
2023	0.45	+0.03	70th
2022	0.41	+0.08	74th
2021	0.33	+0.00	76th
2020	0.33	−0.03	74th
2019	0.36	+0.03	75th
2018	0.33	+0.05	75th
2017	0.28	−0.18	79th
2016	0.46	+0.22	64th
2015	0.24	+0.03	76th
2014	0.21	−0.11	74th
2013	0.32	+0.02	77th
2012	0.30	+0.14	76th
2011	0.16	−0.05	80th
2010	0.21	−0.04	77th
2009	0.25	−0.19	78th
2008	0.44	+0.28	74th
2007	0.16	−0.04	83rd
2006	0.20	+0.26	81st
2005	-0.07	−0.04	97th
2004	-0.02	−0.31	96th
2003	0.29	+0.01	77th
2002	0.28	+0.16	79th
2000	0.12	−0.06	89th
1998	0.18	−0.07	82nd
1996	0.25	–	78th

Show all years (1996–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Stagflation Risk

GDP growth below 2% combined with inflation above 8% and rising unemployment. The worst macro combination for policymakers.

Inflation 9.5% GDP growth 0.3% Unemployment 22.3%

This pattern occurred 204 times in G20 history, 77 successful

Haiti 2024

Inflation

26.9%

GDP growth

-4.2%

Unemployment

14.6%

São Tomé and Principe 2024

Inflation

14.4%

GDP growth

1.1%

Unemployment

9.1%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

GDP growth

1.3%

Unemployment

14.1%

Colombia 2023

Inflation

11.7%

GDP growth

0.7%

Unemployment

9.6%

Haiti 2023

Inflation

36.8%

GDP growth

-1.9%

Unemployment

14.5%

Lebanon 2023

Inflation

221.3%

GDP growth

-0.8%

Unemployment

11.0%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

In 77 of 204 past occurrences of this pattern, the outcome was successful (38% of cases). Namibia matched this pattern in 2009. View full analysis →

HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Namibia's rule of law averaged 0.34. The 2023 figure of 0.45 is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 0.48 by 2025.