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About

Namibia-Nigeria Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $11.4M to Nigeria. The main products that Namibia exported to Nigeria were Salt ($10.1M), Semiconductor Devices ($629k), and Refined Petroleum ($214k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $31.5M in 2018 to $11.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Namibia did not export any services to Nigeria.

Nigeria-Namibia Trade: In 2023, Nigeria exported $1.94M to Namibia. The main products that Nigeria exported to Namibia were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($1.71M), Fake Hair ($52.7k), and Other Musical Instruments ($42.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 43.3%,  from $33M in 2018 to $1.94M in 2023.

In 2023, Nigeria did not export any services to Namibia.

Comparison: In 2023,  Namibia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 124 in total exports ($6.28B). That same year, Nigeria ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.75), and 52 in total exports ($61B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Namibia exported $11.4M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Namibia to Nigeria were Salt ($10.1M), Semiconductor Devices ($629k), and Refined Petroleum ($214k). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $31.5M in 2018 to $11.4M in 2023.

In 2018, Nigeria exported $1.94M to Namibia. The main products exported from Nigeria to Namibia were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($1.71M), Fake Hair ($52.7k), and Other Musical Instruments ($42.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 43.3%, from $33M in 2023 to $1.94M in 2018.

Exports from Namibia (Flag) to Nigeria (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Nigeria (Flag) to Namibia (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag)

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.71B
Nigeria
Top Destination
United States$6.29B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than Nigeria included Botswana ($504M), Zambia ($329M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($150M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Namibia included United States ($6.29B), Spain ($5.76B), and France ($4.76B).

Difference in imports from Nigeria (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Namibia had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Mineral Products ($10.3M), Machines ($717k), and Foodstuffs ($139k).

During 2018, Nigeria had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Transportation ($1.71M), Machines ($85.8k), and Footwear and Headwear ($53.9k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Nigeria+$822kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Nigeria Namibia+$46kBeauty Products

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

Product Space of Namibia (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag) (2023)

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