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About

Germany-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $96.6M to Namibia. The main products that Germany exported to Namibia were Malt ($11.1M), Cars ($5.83M), and Unpackaged Medicaments ($3.46M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.97%, from $92.1M in 2017 to $96.6M in 2022.

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

Namibia-Germany Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $57.7M to Germany. The main products that Namibia exported to Germany were Fish Fillets ($13.5M), Wood Charcoal ($6.79M), and Grapes ($5.56M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.2%,  from $178M in 2017 to $57.7M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Germany exported $96.6M to Namibia. The main products exported from Germany to Namibia were Malt ($11.1M), Cars ($5.83M), and Unpackaged Medicaments ($3.46M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.97%, from $92.1M in 2017 to $96.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Namibia exported $57.7M to Germany. The main products exported from Namibia to Germany were Fish Fillets ($13.5M), Wood Charcoal ($6.79M), and Grapes ($5.56M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.2%, from $178M in 2022 to $57.7M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Namibia included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Germany - Namibia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Machines ($34M), Vegetable Products ($13.9M), and Transportation ($10.8M).

During 2017, Namibia had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Animal Products ($16.9M), Vegetable Products ($12M), and Wood Products ($6.97M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany Namibia+$6.32MCars
Top Product Potential Namibia Germany+$5.87MFish Fillets

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

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

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