Saudi Arabia (SAU) and Namibia (NAM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Saudi Arabia-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $196M to Namibia. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($190M), Ethylene Polymers ($5.74M), and Baked Goods ($175k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 32.8%, from $47.4M in 2017 to $196M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Namibia.

Namibia-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $4.76M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Namibia exported to Saudi Arabia were Fuel Wood ($3.69M), Grapes ($531k), and Wood Charcoal ($468k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.88%, from $3.93M in 2017 to $4.76M in 2022.

In 2022, Namibia did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2022, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Namibia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.63), and 121 in total exports ($6.18B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $196M to Namibia. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Namibia were Refined Petroleum ($190M), Ethylene Polymers ($5.74M), and Baked Goods ($175k). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 32.8%, from $47.4M in 2017 to $196M in 2022.

In 2017, Namibia exported $4.76M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Namibia to Saudi Arabia were Fuel Wood ($3.69M), Grapes ($531k), and Wood Charcoal ($468k). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.88%, from $3.93M in 2022 to $4.76M in 2017.

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Namibia () (2022)

Exports from Namibia () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Namibia ()

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Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.75B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Namibia included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Saudi Arabia included Botswana ($672M), Zambia ($279M), and Finland ($109M).

Difference in imports from Namibia () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Namibia

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

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Mineral Products ($190M), Plastics and Rubbers ($5.78M), and Foodstuffs ($209k).

During 2017, Namibia had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Wood Products ($4.18M), Vegetable Products ($554k), and Animal Products ($25.7k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Namibia+$2.26MEthylene Polymers

Top Product Potential Namibia Saudi Arabia+N/AN/A

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Namibia () (2022)

Exports from Namibia () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Namibia ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Namibia () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Namibia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Saudi Arabia () and Namibia () (2022)

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