Relationship dossier
Namibia
Qatar
Relationship assessment
Namibia and Qatar have agreements for economic, technical and air-services cooperation
Namibia toward Qatar
+20Namibia has entered bilateral agreements with Qatar covering economic, commercial and technical cooperation and air services, providing a formal basis for practical engagement.
Qatar toward Namibia
+20Qatar has entered bilateral agreements with Namibia covering economic, commercial and technical cooperation and air services, providing a formal basis for practical engagement.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes formal arrangements for economic, commercial, technical and air-services cooperation. These provide a basis for bilateral engagement, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation beyond these arrangements are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Namibia and Qatar have pursued formal cooperation through bilateral agreements covering economic, commercial and technical matters, as well as air services. The arrangements indicate concrete but relatively narrow cooperation; the scope and implementation of broader bilateral engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Namibia and Qatar concluded bilateral agreements covering economic, commercial and technical cooperation and air services during a visit by Qatar's emir.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of subsequent government-to-government cooperation are limited.