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$12.6BCURRENT US$
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-3.33%CURRENT US$
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$45.6BCURRENT US$
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66.8%CURRENT US$
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$4,911CURRENT US$
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-18.4%CURRENT US$
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$964CURRENT US$
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21%CURRENT US$
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About

Namibia-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $15k to Uganda. The main products that Namibia exported to Uganda were Unpackaged Medicaments ($11k), Molluscs ($2.59k), and Processed Crustaceans ($607). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.8%, from $94.5k in 2017 to $15k in 2022.

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

Uganda-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $48.5k to Namibia. The main products that Uganda exported to Namibia were Packaged Medicaments ($34.4k), Coffee ($6.31k), and Uncoated Paper ($4.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.95%,  from $59.3k in 2017 to $48.5k in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda 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, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Namibia exported $15k to Uganda. The main products exported from Namibia to Uganda were Unpackaged Medicaments ($11k), Molluscs ($2.59k), and Processed Crustaceans ($607). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.8%, from $94.5k in 2017 to $15k in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $48.5k to Namibia. The main products exported from Uganda to Namibia were Packaged Medicaments ($34.4k), Coffee ($6.31k), and Uncoated Paper ($4.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.95%, from $59.3k in 2022 to $48.5k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia (Flag) and Uganda (Flag)

Namibia Exports

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Namibia included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), India ($464M), and Kenya ($312M).

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Chemical Products ($11.2k), Animal Products ($2.59k), and Foodstuffs ($989).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Chemical Products ($35.2k), Vegetable Products ($6.42k), and Paper Goods ($4.8k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Uganda+$2.49kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Uganda Namibia+$64.9kPackaged 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 Uganda. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia.

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

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