Namibia (NAM) and Libya (LBY) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Namibia-Libya Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $92 to Libya. The main products that Namibia exported to Libya were Knit Men's Suits ($92). Over the past 7 years the exports of Namibia to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 67.4%, from $237k in 2015 to $92 in 2022.

In 2022, Namibia did not export any services to Libya.

Libya-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $882 to Namibia. The main products that Libya exported to Namibia were Video and Card Games ($882). Over the past 7 years the exports of Libya to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 113%, from $20 in 2015 to $882 in 2022.

In 2022, Libya did not export any services to Namibia.

Comparison: In 2022, Namibia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.63), and 121 in total exports ($6.18B). That same year, Libya ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($36B).

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In 2022, Namibia exported $92 to Libya. The main products exported from Namibia to Libya were Knit Men's Suits ($92). During the last 7 years the exports of Namibia to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 67.4%, from $237k in 2015 to $92 in 2022.

In 2017, Libya exported $882 to Namibia. The main products exported from Libya to Namibia were Video and Card Games ($882). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 113%, from $20 in 2022 to $882 in 2017.

Exports from Namibia () to Libya () (2022)

Exports from Libya () to Namibia () (2022)

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Trade between Namibia () and Libya ()

Namibia Exports

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Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.75B

Libya
Top DestinationItaly$9.26B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Libya included South Africa ($1.75B), Botswana ($672M), and Zambia ($279M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Namibia included Italy ($9.26B), Germany ($3.32B), and Spain ($3.48B).

Difference in imports from Libya () and Namibia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Libya

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Textiles ($92).

During 2017, Libya had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Miscellaneous ($882).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Libya+$4.07kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Libya Namibia+$2.95kRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Namibia () to Libya () (2022)

Exports from Libya () to Namibia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia () and Libya ()

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Libya () and Namibia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Libya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Namibia () and Libya () (2022)

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