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Namibia-Germany Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $90.9M to Germany. The main products that Namibia exported to Germany were Grapes ($26.7M), Fish Fillets ($13.1M), and Wood Charcoal ($8.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 13%, from $182M in 2018 to $90.9M in 2023.

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

Germany-Namibia Trade: In 2023, Germany exported $152M to Namibia. The main products that Germany exported to Namibia were Electric Generating Sets ($18.4M), Stone Processing Machines ($10.4M), and Malt ($8.81M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.2%, from $78M in 2018 to $152M in 2023.

In 2023, Germany 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, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.79), and 3 in total exports ($1.57T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Namibia exported $90.9M to Germany. The main products exported from Namibia to Germany were Grapes ($26.7M), Fish Fillets ($13.1M), and Wood Charcoal ($8.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 13%, from $182M in 2018 to $90.9M in 2023.

In 2018, Germany exported $152M to Namibia. The main products exported from Germany to Namibia were Electric Generating Sets ($18.4M), Stone Processing Machines ($10.4M), and Malt ($8.81M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.2%, from $78M in 2023 to $152M in 2018.

Exports from Namibia () to Germany () (2023)

Exports from Germany () to Namibia () (2023)

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Trade between Namibia () and Germany ()

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Germany Exports

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Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.71B

Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$157B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than Germany included Botswana ($504M), Zambia ($329M), and Vanuatu ($1.73M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Germany than Namibia included United States ($157B), France ($118B), and Netherlands ($108B).

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Germany

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

During 2023, Namibia had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Vegetable Products ($39.7M), Animal Products ($17.7M), and Wood Products ($8.93M).

During 2018, Germany had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Machines ($72.5M), Transportation ($14.8M), and Vegetable Products ($11.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Germany+$5.87MFish Fillets

Top Product Potential Germany Namibia+$6.32MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Namibia () to Germany () (2023)

Exports from Germany () to Namibia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia () and Germany ()

Namibia Exports

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Germany

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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