France (FRA) and Namibia (NAM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Namibia Trade: In 2023, France exported $54.8M to Namibia. The main products that France exported to Namibia were Combustion Engines ($5.55M), Malt ($5.21M), and Refined Petroleum ($4.78M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 27.7%, from $16.1M in 2018 to $54.8M in 2023.

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

Namibia-France Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $335M to France. The main products that Namibia exported to France were Radioactive Chemicals ($164M), Uranium and Thorium Ore ($100M), and Fish Fillets ($41.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 2.37%, from $298M in 2018 to $335M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Namibia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 124 in total exports ($6.28B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, France exported $54.8M to Namibia. The main products exported from France to Namibia were Combustion Engines ($5.55M), Malt ($5.21M), and Refined Petroleum ($4.78M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 27.7%, from $16.1M in 2018 to $54.8M in 2023.

In 2018, Namibia exported $335M to France. The main products exported from Namibia to France were Radioactive Chemicals ($164M), Uranium and Thorium Ore ($100M), and Fish Fillets ($41.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 2.37%, from $298M in 2023 to $335M in 2018.

Exports from France () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Namibia ()

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.71B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Namibia included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than France included Botswana ($504M), Zambia ($329M), and Zimbabwe ($45.5M).

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

Comparative Advantage France - Namibia

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Machines ($14M), Chemical Products ($10.1M), and Transportation ($7.46M).

During 2018, Namibia had a large net trade with France in the exports of Chemical Products ($165M), Mineral Products ($101M), and Animal Products ($44.5M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Namibia+$2.35MPlanes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft

Top Product Potential Namibia France+$15.1MRadioactive Chemicals

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to France () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France () and Namibia ()

France Exports

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage France - Namibia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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