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Exports $114MRnk 118 / 211
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Top Product $28.5MRubber Tires
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Exports $349kRnk 35 / 180
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Top Product $2.87MCrustaceans
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.74Rnk 98 / 132
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GDP$4.2TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-19.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH2.56%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $33,767CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$4,168CURRENT US$
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About

Japan-Namibia Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $114M to Namibia. The main products that Japan exported to Namibia were Rubber Tires ($28.5M), Cars ($24.9M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($9.12M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $48.2M in 2018 to $114M in 2023.

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

Namibia-Japan In N/A, Namibia did not export any products to Japan.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B). That same year, Namibia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 124 in total exports ($6.28B).

Latest Trends

November, 2024

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Overview In November 2024, Japan exported ¥278M and imported ¥88.2M from Namibia, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥190M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of Japan have decreased by ¥-27.7M (-9.04%) from ¥306M to ¥278M, while imports increased by ¥56M (174%) from ¥32.2M to ¥88.2M.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of Japan to Namibia were Processed Crustaceans (¥158M), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥34.6M), Centrifuges (¥25.5M), Cars (¥25.4M), and Fork-Lifts (¥13.3M). In November 2024 the top imports of Japan from Namibia were Animal Meal and Pellets (¥24.7M), Crustaceans (¥2.22M), Leather of Other Animals (¥1.76M), Other Pure Vegetable Oils (¥1.16M), and Office Machine Parts (¥661k).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of Japan were mainly from Kanagawa (¥121M), Aichi (¥56.4M), Hyōgo (¥49.8M), Chiba (¥24.9M), and Fukuoka (¥17.2M), while imports destinations were mainly Miyagi (¥40.4M), Fukuoka (¥26.4M), Tokyo (¥17.8M), and Chiba (¥3.66M).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in Japan's year-by-year exports to Namibia was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in . In November 2024, the increase in Japan's year-by-year imports  from Namibia was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in .

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)¥-27.7M(-9.04%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)¥56M(174%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Kanagawa¥121M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, Japan exported $114M to Namibia. The main products exported from Japan to Namibia were Rubber Tires ($28.5M), Cars ($24.9M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($9.12M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $48.2M in 2018 to $114M in 2023.

Namibia does not register exports to Japan. The main products exported from Namibia to Japan were Crustaceans ($2.87M), Animal Meal and Pellets ($2.14M), and Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($385k).

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Namibia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Namibia (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B
Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.71B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Namibia included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than Japan included Botswana ($504M), Saint Helena ($1.56M), and Norfolk Island ($76.8k).

Difference in imports from Namibia (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Japan - Namibia

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

During 2023, Japan had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Transportation ($36.4M), Plastics and Rubbers ($30.4M), and Machines ($27.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Namibia+$8.28MCars
Top Product Potential Namibia Japan+$5.4MNon-fillet Frozen Fish

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

Product Space of Japan (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2023)

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