Relationship dossier
Namibia
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Namibia and the UAE have advanced economic ties through a bilateral trade agreement.
Namibia toward United Arab Emirates
+30Namibia signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates in 2024, establishing a framework for expanded trade and economic cooperation.
United Arab Emirates toward Namibia
+30The United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Namibia in 2024, establishing a framework for expanded trade and economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+30The bilateral relationship has a concrete economic foundation in the 2024 trade agreement. The scope of cooperation beyond trade, and the agreement’s implementation, remain 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 the United Arab Emirates have pursued economic cooperation, including a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2024. The agreement provides a concrete basis for closer trade ties, though the breadth and implementation of wider bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Namibia and the United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to expand trade and economic cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of bilateral economic cooperation beyond the trade agreement are unclear.
- Details of ongoing political and investment cooperation are limited.