Namibia (NAM) and Ghana (GHA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Namibia-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $1.23M to Ghana. The main products that Namibia exported to Ghana were Salt ($615k), Frozen Bovine Meat ($226k), and Semiconductor Devices ($174k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 17.5%, from $547k in 2017 to $1.23M in 2022.

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

Ghana-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $142k to Namibia. The main products that Ghana exported to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($62.7k), Hard Liquor ($31.5k), and Railway Cargo Containers ($18.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 32%, from $35.5k in 2017 to $142k in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana 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, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Namibia exported $1.23M to Ghana. The main products exported from Namibia to Ghana were Salt ($615k), Frozen Bovine Meat ($226k), and Semiconductor Devices ($174k). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 17.5%, from $547k in 2017 to $1.23M in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $142k to Namibia. The main products exported from Ghana to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($62.7k), Hard Liquor ($31.5k), and Railway Cargo Containers ($18.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 32%, from $35.5k in 2022 to $142k in 2017.

Exports from Namibia () to Ghana () (2022)

Exports from Ghana () to Namibia () (2022)

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Trade between Namibia () and Ghana ()

Namibia Exports

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Ghana Exports

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Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.75B

Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Namibia included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

Difference in imports from Ghana () and Namibia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Ghana

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Mineral Products ($615k), Animal Products ($226k), and Machines ($186k).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Mineral Products ($62.7k), Foodstuffs ($33.7k), and Transportation ($18.9k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Ghana+$78.8kFrozen Bovine Meat

Top Product Potential Ghana Namibia+$207kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Namibia () to Ghana () (2022)

Exports from Ghana () to Namibia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia () and Ghana ()

Namibia Exports

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Ghana () and Namibia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Ghana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Namibia () and Ghana () (2022)

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