Ethiopia (ETH) and Namibia (NAM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Namibia Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $18.7k to Namibia. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Namibia were Transmissions ($8.39k), Cut Flowers ($5.51k), and Coffee ($2.82k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.01%, from $13.3k in 2018 to $18.7k in 2023.

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

Namibia-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $163k to Ethiopia. The main products that Namibia exported to Ethiopia were Electric Batteries ($117k), Other Furniture ($7.22k), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($7.13k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.7%, from $2.34M in 2018 to $163k in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B). That same year, Namibia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 124 in total exports ($6.28B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Ethiopia exported $18.7k to Namibia. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Namibia were Transmissions ($8.39k), Cut Flowers ($5.51k), and Coffee ($2.82k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.01%, from $13.3k in 2018 to $18.7k in 2023.

In 2018, Namibia exported $163k to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Namibia to Ethiopia were Electric Batteries ($117k), Other Furniture ($7.22k), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($7.13k). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.7%, from $2.34M in 2023 to $163k in 2018.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to Ethiopia () (2023)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Namibia ()

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.71B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Namibia included United States ($487M), Saudi Arabia ($304M), and Djibouti ($155M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than Ethiopia included South Africa ($1.71B), Botswana ($504M), and Belgium ($424M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Namibia

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

During 2023, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Machines ($8.39k), Vegetable Products ($8.34k), and Textiles ($1.05k).

During 2018, Namibia had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Machines ($123k), Miscellaneous ($12.3k), and Textiles ($11.9k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Namibia+$21.6kCut Flowers

Top Product Potential Namibia Ethiopia+$122kPlanes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Namibia ()

Ethiopia Exports

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Namibia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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