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About

United Arab Emirates-Namibia Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $319M to Namibia. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($284M), Sulphur ($14.7M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($5.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 22.4%, from $116M in 2018 to $319M in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Namibia.

Namibia-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $304M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Namibia exported to United Arab Emirates were Diamonds ($290M), Wood Charcoal ($3.76M), and Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($2.04M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 6.76%,  from $219M in 2018 to $304M in 2023.

In 2023, Namibia did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B). That same year, Namibia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 124 in total exports ($6.28B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $319M to Namibia. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($284M), Sulphur ($14.7M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($5.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 22.4%, from $116M in 2018 to $319M in 2023.

In 2018, Namibia exported $304M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Namibia to United Arab Emirates were Diamonds ($290M), Wood Charcoal ($3.76M), and Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($2.04M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 6.76%, from $219M in 2023 to $304M in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Namibia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Namibia (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Namibia (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.71B

This map shows whether countries import more from United Arab Emirates or Namibia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United Arab Emirates and Namibia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Namibia included China ($40.2B), India ($38.2B), and Japan ($37.4B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than United Arab Emirates included Botswana ($504M), Saint Helena ($1.56M), and Vanuatu ($1.73M).

Difference in imports from Namibia (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Namibia

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Scale

This chart compares trade between United Arab Emirates and Namibia by product, considering products traded by both, United Arab Emirates and Namibia.

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Mineral Products ($299M), Chemical Products ($7.31M), and Machines ($3.93M).

During 2018, Namibia had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($290M), Vegetable Products ($4.14M), and Wood Products ($4.14M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Namibia+$606kComputers
Top Product Potential Namibia United Arab Emirates+$1.87MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United Arab Emirates and Namibia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2023)

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