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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.

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.

Comparison: In 2023, Namibia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 124 in total exports ($6.28B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, 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 2018 to $752M in 2023.

In 2018, 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 2023 to $669M in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Namibia () and China ()

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Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.71B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - China

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

During 2023, Namibia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Chemical Products ($605M), Mineral Products ($117M), and Animal Products ($16.1M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Machines ($320M), Metals ($97.6M), and Textiles ($45.3M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia China+$21.9MCopper Ore

Top Product Potential China Namibia+$21.5MTelephones

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

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

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia () and China ()

Namibia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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