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About

Namibia-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $1.73M to Kenya. The main products that Namibia exported to Kenya were Wine ($1.01M), Hard Liquor ($304k), and Other Fermented Beverages ($254k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 20.9%, from $668k in 2017 to $1.73M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $393k to Namibia. The main products that Kenya exported to Namibia were Buses ($180k), Packaged Medicaments ($46.2k), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($30.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.6%,  from $2.12M in 2017 to $393k in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya 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, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Namibia exported $1.73M to Kenya. The main products exported from Namibia to Kenya were Wine ($1.01M), Hard Liquor ($304k), and Other Fermented Beverages ($254k). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 20.9%, from $668k in 2017 to $1.73M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $393k to Namibia. The main products exported from Kenya to Namibia were Buses ($180k), Packaged Medicaments ($46.2k), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($30.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.6%, from $2.12M in 2022 to $393k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

Namibia Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Kenya included South Africa ($1.75B), Botswana ($672M), and China ($628M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Namibia included Uganda ($677M), United States ($722M), and Pakistan ($541M).

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.57M), Machines ($63.2k), and Animal Products ($38.3k).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Transportation ($206k), Machines ($56.7k), and Chemical Products ($48.8k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Kenya+$112kHard Liquor
Top Product Potential Kenya Namibia+$50.3kPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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