Namibia (NAM) and Malaysia (MYS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Namibia-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $4.4M to Malaysia. The main products that Namibia exported to Malaysia were Copper Ore ($2.03M), Grapes ($1.37M), and Activated Carbon ($377k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 47.1%, from $639k in 2017 to $4.4M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $29.5M to Namibia. The main products that Malaysia exported to Namibia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($13M), Refined Petroleum ($5.35M), and Stone Processing Machines ($2.75M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 17.9%, from $12.9M in 2017 to $29.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Malaysia 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, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Namibia exported $4.4M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Namibia to Malaysia were Copper Ore ($2.03M), Grapes ($1.37M), and Activated Carbon ($377k). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 47.1%, from $639k in 2017 to $4.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $29.5M to Namibia. The main products exported from Malaysia to Namibia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($13M), Refined Petroleum ($5.35M), and Stone Processing Machines ($2.75M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 17.9%, from $12.9M in 2022 to $29.5M in 2017.

Exports from Namibia () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Namibia () (2022)

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Trade between Namibia () and Malaysia ()

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Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.75B

Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Malaysia included Botswana ($672M), Zambia ($279M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($251M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Namibia included Singapore ($53.8B), China ($48.5B), and United States ($44.2B).

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Malaysia

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.06M), Vegetable Products ($1.41M), and Chemical Products ($453k).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Transportation ($15.6M), Mineral Products ($5.73M), and Machines ($4.61M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Malaysia+$1.36MCopper Ore

Top Product Potential Malaysia Namibia+$7.61MRefined 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 Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Namibia () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Namibia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia () and Malaysia ()

Namibia Exports

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Malaysia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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