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Namibia-Japan Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $10.9M to Japan. The main products that Namibia exported to Japan were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.69M), Crustaceans ($1.91M), and Animal Meal and Pellets ($1.58M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $5.92M in 2017 to $10.9M in 2022.

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

Japan-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $84.3M to Namibia. The main products that Japan exported to Namibia were Rubber Tires ($21.1M), Cars ($9.59M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($7.32M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.6%,  from $35.9M in 2017 to $84.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Namibia exported $10.9M to Japan. The main products exported from Namibia to Japan were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.69M), Crustaceans ($1.91M), and Animal Meal and Pellets ($1.58M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $5.92M in 2017 to $10.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $84.3M to Namibia. The main products exported from Japan to Namibia were Rubber Tires ($21.1M), Cars ($9.59M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($7.32M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.6%, from $35.9M in 2022 to $84.3M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Namibia (Flag) and Japan (Flag)

Namibia Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Japan included Botswana ($672M), Zambia ($279M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($251M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Namibia included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Namibia - Japan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Namibia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Animal Products ($6.67M), Foodstuffs ($2.09M), and Metals ($979k).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Transportation ($24.2M), Machines ($22.4M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($22M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Japan+$5.4MNon-fillet Frozen Fish
Top Product Potential Japan Namibia+$8.28MCars

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

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

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