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$3.38TCURRENT US$
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21.4%CURRENT US$
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$12.4BCURRENT US$
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2.56%CURRENT US$
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$49,464CURRENT US$
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13.9%CURRENT US$
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$4,168CURRENT US$
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-22%CURRENT US$
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About

United Kingdom-Namibia Trade: In 2023, United Kingdom exported $113M to Namibia. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Namibia were Delivery Trucks ($18M), Cars ($10.1M), and Acrylic Polymers ($7.72M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $214M in 2018 to $113M in 2023.

In 2023, United Kingdom did not export any services to Namibia.

Namibia-United Kingdom Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $81.9M to United Kingdom. The main products that Namibia exported to United Kingdom were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($30.6M), Grapes ($25.4M), and Wood Charcoal ($7.28M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.4%,  from $466M in 2018 to $81.9M in 2023.

In 2023, Namibia did not export any services to United Kingdom.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Kingdom ranked 11 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 14 in total exports ($429B). 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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Value

In 2023, United Kingdom exported $113M to Namibia. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Namibia were Delivery Trucks ($18M), Cars ($10.1M), and Acrylic Polymers ($7.72M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $214M in 2018 to $113M in 2023.

In 2018, Namibia exported $81.9M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Namibia to United Kingdom were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($30.6M), Grapes ($25.4M), and Wood Charcoal ($7.28M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.4%, from $466M in 2023 to $81.9M in 2018.

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Namibia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Namibia (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$59.7B
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.71B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Namibia included United States ($59.7B), China ($35.3B), and Germany ($34.6B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than United Kingdom included Botswana ($504M), Zambia ($329M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($150M).

Difference in imports from Namibia (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Kingdom - Namibia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Transportation ($40M), Machines ($22.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($10.8M).

During 2018, Namibia had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Paper Goods ($30.6M), Vegetable Products ($27.4M), and Animal Products ($10.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Kingdom Namibia+$5.74MCars
Top Product Potential Namibia United Kingdom+$8.37MDiamonds

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

Product Space of United Kingdom (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2023)

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