Namibia (NAM) and Liberia (LBR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Namibia-Liberia Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $255k to Liberia. The main products that Namibia exported to Liberia were Refined Petroleum ($226k), Cleaning Products ($8.99k), and Other Edible Preparations ($6.83k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 43.7%, from $41.7k in 2017 to $255k in 2022.

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

Liberia-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $11 to Namibia. The main products that Liberia exported to Namibia were Salt ($11). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 92.8%, from $5.8M in 2017 to $11 in 2022.

In 2022, Liberia 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, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Namibia exported $255k to Liberia. The main products exported from Namibia to Liberia were Refined Petroleum ($226k), Cleaning Products ($8.99k), and Other Edible Preparations ($6.83k). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 43.7%, from $41.7k in 2017 to $255k in 2022.

In 2017, Liberia exported $11 to Namibia. The main products exported from Liberia to Namibia were Salt ($11). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 92.8%, from $5.8M in 2022 to $11 in 2017.

Exports from Namibia () to Liberia () (2022)

Exports from Liberia () to Namibia () (2022)

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Trade between Namibia () and Liberia ()

Namibia Exports

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Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.75B

Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Liberia than Namibia included Switzerland ($544M), Lebanon ($106M), and Poland ($124M).

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Liberia

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Mineral Products ($227k), Chemical Products ($13.7k), and Foodstuffs ($12.5k).

During 2017, Liberia had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Mineral Products ($11).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Liberia+$530kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Liberia Namibia+$2.69kRefined 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 Liberia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Liberia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Liberia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Namibia () to Liberia () (2022)

Exports from Liberia () to Namibia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia () and Liberia ()

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Liberia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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