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$12.6BCURRENT US$
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$54,966CURRENT US$
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About

Namibia-Canada Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $154M to Canada. The main products that Namibia exported to Canada were Radioactive Chemicals ($63.7M), Uranium and Thorium Ore ($53.3M), and Zinc Ore ($26.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 9.5%, from $97.6M in 2017 to $154M in 2022.

In 2022, Namibia did not export any services to Canada.

Canada-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $11.3M to Namibia. The main products that Canada exported to Namibia were Gas Turbines ($2.68M), Other Construction Vehicles ($912k), and Stone Processing Machines ($796k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.09%,  from $4.35M in 2017 to $11.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Canada 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, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Namibia exported $154M to Canada. The main products exported from Namibia to Canada were Radioactive Chemicals ($63.7M), Uranium and Thorium Ore ($53.3M), and Zinc Ore ($26.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 9.5%, from $97.6M in 2017 to $154M in 2022.

In 2017, Canada exported $11.3M to Namibia. The main products exported from Canada to Namibia were Gas Turbines ($2.68M), Other Construction Vehicles ($912k), and Stone Processing Machines ($796k). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.09%, from $4.35M in 2022 to $11.3M in 2017.

Exports from Namibia (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Canada (Flag) to Namibia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia (Flag) and Canada (Flag)

Namibia Exports

Canada Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B
Canada
Top Destination
United States$438B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Canada included South Africa ($1.75B), Botswana ($672M), and Zambia ($279M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Namibia included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Japan ($14.3B).

Difference in imports from Canada (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Canada

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Mineral Products ($79.5M), Chemical Products ($66.8M), and Machines ($4.56M).

During 2017, Canada had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Machines ($7.66M), Transportation ($1.76M), and Instruments ($674k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Namibia Canada+$6.03MRadioactive Chemicals
Top Product Potential Canada Namibia+$761kPlanes, 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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Namibia and Canada. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia.

Product Space of Namibia (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2022)

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