Zimbabwe (ZWE) and Namibia (NAM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Zimbabwe-Namibia Trade: In 2023, Zimbabwe exported $24M to Namibia. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Namibia were Electricity ($19.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($1.05M), and Fruit Juice ($750k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $10.3M in 2018 to $24M in 2023.

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

Namibia-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $45.5M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Namibia exported to Zimbabwe were Refined Petroleum ($10.6M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($10.4M), and Semiconductor Devices ($7.71M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $22.8M in 2018 to $45.5M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Zimbabwe ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.98), and 106 in total exports ($9.05B). That same year, Namibia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 124 in total exports ($6.28B).

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In 2023, Zimbabwe exported $24M to Namibia. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Namibia were Electricity ($19.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($1.05M), and Fruit Juice ($750k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $10.3M in 2018 to $24M in 2023.

In 2018, Namibia exported $45.5M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Namibia to Zimbabwe were Refined Petroleum ($10.6M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($10.4M), and Semiconductor Devices ($7.71M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $22.8M in 2023 to $45.5M in 2018.

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to Zimbabwe () (2023)

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Trade between Zimbabwe () and Namibia ()

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Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.1B

Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.71B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Namibia included United Arab Emirates ($4.1B), China ($1.6B), and Mozambique ($391M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than Zimbabwe included Botswana ($504M), Belgium ($424M), and South Africa ($1.71B).

Difference in imports from Namibia () and Zimbabwe () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Namibia

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

During 2023, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Mineral Products ($19.5M), Chemical Products ($1.79M), and Foodstuffs ($1.01M).

During 2018, Namibia had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Animal Products ($16.3M), Mineral Products ($11.6M), and Machines ($8.96M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Namibia+$151kRaw Sugar

Top Product Potential Namibia Zimbabwe+$76.3kSalt

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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Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Zimbabwe and Namibia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Zimbabwe indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zimbabwe.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to Zimbabwe () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe () and Namibia ()

Zimbabwe Exports

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Namibia () and Zimbabwe () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Namibia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Zimbabwe () and Namibia () (2023)

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