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$4,911CURRENT US$
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About

Zimbabwe-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $28.6M to Namibia. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Namibia were Electricity ($24.9M), Packaged Medicaments ($901k), and Iron Structures ($757k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 22.4%, from $10.4M in 2017 to $28.6M in 2022.

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

Namibia-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $47.4M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Namibia exported to Zimbabwe were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($9.14M), Refined Petroleum ($7.89M), and Poultry Meat ($6.23M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 11%,  from $28.1M in 2017 to $47.4M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B). That same year, Namibia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.63), and 121 in total exports ($6.18B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $28.6M to Namibia. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Namibia were Electricity ($24.9M), Packaged Medicaments ($901k), and Iron Structures ($757k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 22.4%, from $10.4M in 2017 to $28.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Namibia exported $47.4M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Namibia to Zimbabwe were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($9.14M), Refined Petroleum ($7.89M), and Poultry Meat ($6.23M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $28.1M in 2022 to $47.4M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe (Flag) and Namibia (Flag)

Zimbabwe Exports

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B

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 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Namibia included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), Mozambique ($191M), and Belgium ($297M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Zimbabwe included Botswana ($672M), South Africa ($1.75B), and Spain ($270M).

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

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Namibia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Mineral Products ($25M), Chemical Products ($958k), and Metals ($793k).

During 2017, Namibia had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Animal Products ($17.7M), Mineral Products ($9.48M), and Foodstuffs ($8.51M).

Potential Exports

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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.

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

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