2022
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GDP
$12.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
-3.33%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$25.5TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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56.7%CURRENT US$
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$4,911CURRENT US$
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-18.4%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$76,399CURRENT US$
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47.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Namibia-United States Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $177M to United States. The main products that Namibia exported to United States were Diamonds ($96M), Uranium and Thorium Ore ($62M), and Building Stone ($6.87M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 6.53%, from $129M in 2017 to $177M in 2022.

In 2022, Namibia did not export any services to United States.

United States-Namibia Trade: In 2022, United States exported $251M to Namibia. The main products that United States exported to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($60M), Excavation Machinery ($13M), and Glass Bricks ($11.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 16.3%,  from $118M in 2017 to $251M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Namibia exported $177M to United States. The main products exported from Namibia to United States were Diamonds ($96M), Uranium and Thorium Ore ($62M), and Building Stone ($6.87M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 6.53%, from $129M in 2017 to $177M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $251M to Namibia. The main products exported from United States to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($60M), Excavation Machinery ($13M), and Glass Bricks ($11.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 16.3%, from $118M in 2022 to $251M in 2017.

Exports from Namibia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Namibia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Namibia Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than United States included Botswana ($672M), Zambia ($279M), and North Korea ($99.6k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Namibia included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Namibia - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Precious Metals ($97.4M), Mineral Products ($62.2M), and Stone And Glass ($6.99M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Mineral Products ($79.4M), Machines ($61.2M), and Metals ($22.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia United States+$61.4MDiamonds
Top Product Potential United States Namibia+$36.7MRefined 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

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

Product Space of Namibia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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