List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia


State-owned enterprises, in Namibia also called Public enterprises, fall under the Namibian Ministry of Public Enterprises established in March 2015. Leon Jooste heads this ministry. there are a total of 97 state-owned enterprises in Namibia, mainly active mining, education, and financial services but also covering tourism facilities, media, and transport:
Company nameBudget contribution 2013/2014-2015-2016Description
NamDeb1,514 MioDiamond mining
Namibia Diamond Trading Company294 MioDiamond trading
Bank of Namibia262 Mio
Namibia Post & Telecommunications Ltd50 Mio
Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation Ltd3 MioReinsurance
University of Namibia-2,647 MioTertiary education
Namibia Students' Financial Assistance Fund-2,013 MioStudent loans
Air Namibia-1,766 Mio
Veterans Subversion Fund-1,382 MioUplifting veterans of the South African Border War
Namibia Broadcasting Corporation-1,055 MioState broadcaster
Namibia University of Science and Technology-996 MioTertiary education
Namibia Training Authority-899 MioVocational education
Development Bank of Namibia-350 MioDevelopment of SMEs
National Housing Enterprise-320 MioProvisioning of housing for low and middle-income families
Agribank-284 MioFinancing of agricultural projects and farm acquisitions
Namibia Airports Company-283 MioMaintennance of Namibian airports
Namiban College of Open Learning -258 MioSecondary education
Namport-205 MioManagement of Namibian ports
Land Acquisition and Development Fund-245 MioImplementing land reform according to the Willing buyer, willing seller principle
National Youth Service-232 MioEmployment and training projects for the Namibian youth
Namibian Institute for Public Administration and Management -162 MioTertiary education for Government
SME Bank of Namibia-161 MioFinancing Namibian SMEs
Namibia Statistics Agency-158 MioCollect, analyse, and disseminate statistics for the formulation of public policy
Namibian Standards Institution-124 MioDevelop and maintain standards for Namibia
Namibia Tourism Board-90 MioDevelopment of the tourism sector
Regional Equity and Development Fund-90 Mio
TransNamib-90 MioOperation of Namibian railways
National Emergency and Disaster Management Fund-82 MioManaging floods, droughts, and food assistance programmes
Namibia Qualifications Authority-75 MioRegistering Namibian educational qualifications and evaluating foreign degrees
Youth Credit Scheme-62 Mio
Namibia Press Agency -60 Mio
New Era-57 MioStateowned newspaper
National Youth Council-56 Mio
Namibia Wildlife Ressorts-52 MioOperation of the major tourist ressorts in Namibia
Social Security Development Fund-51 Mio
Namibia Development Corporation-49 Mio
Financial Interagency Centre-45 Mio
Epangelo Mining-33 Mio
NamZim-24 MioRuns the SWAPO and ZANU-PF-friendly weekly Southern Times
Fisheries Observer Agency-23 Mio
Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute-23 MioTertiary education
Roads Authority-6 MioMaintenance of Namibian roads