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About

China-Namibia Trade: In 2023, China exported $669M to Namibia. The main products that China exported to Namibia were Semiconductor Devices ($82.4M), Other Steel Bars ($43.2M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($32.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.4%, from $468M in 2018 to $669M in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Namibia.

Namibia-China Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $752M to China. The main products that Namibia exported to China were Radioactive Chemicals ($603M), Other Mineral ($32.7M), and Zinc Ore ($32.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.39%,  from $1.23B in 2018 to $752M in 2023.

In 2023, Namibia did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). 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

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $669M to Namibia. The main products exported from China to Namibia were Semiconductor Devices ($82.4M), Other Steel Bars ($43.2M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($32.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.4%, from $468M in 2018 to $669M in 2023.

In 2018, Namibia exported $752M to China. The main products exported from Namibia to China were Radioactive Chemicals ($603M), Other Mineral ($32.7M), and Zinc Ore ($32.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.39%, from $1.23B in 2023 to $752M in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Namibia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Namibia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.71B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Namibia included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than China included Botswana ($504M), Saint Helena ($1.56M), and British Indian Ocean Territory ($1.53k).

Difference in imports from Namibia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Namibia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Namibia by product, considering products traded by both, China and Namibia.

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Machines ($320M), Metals ($97.6M), and Textiles ($45.3M).

During 2018, Namibia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Chemical Products ($605M), Mineral Products ($117M), and Animal Products ($16.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Namibia+$21.5MTelephones
Top Product Potential Namibia China+$21.9MCopper Ore

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 China and Namibia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2023)

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