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About

Namibia-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $247M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Namibia exported to United Arab Emirates were Diamonds ($217M), Scrap Iron ($17M), and Wood Charcoal ($4.66M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 2.68%, from $216M in 2017 to $247M in 2022.

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

United Arab Emirates-Namibia Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $296M to Namibia. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($246M), Sulphur ($28.1M), and Petroleum Coke ($11.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 23.2%,  from $104M in 2017 to $296M in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates 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 Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Namibia exported $247M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Namibia to United Arab Emirates were Diamonds ($217M), Scrap Iron ($17M), and Wood Charcoal ($4.66M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 2.68%, from $216M in 2017 to $247M in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $296M to Namibia. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($246M), Sulphur ($28.1M), and Petroleum Coke ($11.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 23.2%, from $104M in 2022 to $296M in 2017.

Exports from Namibia (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Namibia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Namibia Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than United Arab Emirates included Botswana ($672M), Finland ($109M), and Marshall Islands ($14.1M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Namibia included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Namibia - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($217M), Metals ($19M), and Wood Products ($5.42M).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Mineral Products ($285M), Chemical Products ($3.43M), and Machines ($3.07M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia United Arab Emirates+$1.87MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Namibia+$606kComputers

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

Product Space of Namibia (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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