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Namibia — Trade & Compliance

Namibia's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

5
trade agreements
3
cargo treaties
7.64%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLower middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Namibia beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1China22.8%
  2. 2South Africa15.5%
  3. 3Botswana12.1%
  4. 4Belgium8.8%
  5. 5Zambia6.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1South Africa39.0%
  2. 2China10.7%
  3. 3Zambia3.9%
  4. 4United Arab Emirates3.4%
  5. 5India3.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals24.9%
  2. 2Ores, slag, ash20.5%
  3. 3Inorganic chemicals12.6%
  4. 4Fish & seafood9.7%
  5. 5Copper8.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils17.3%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances11.2%
  3. 3Ores, slag, ash8.5%
  4. 4Vehicles7.7%
  5. 5Electrical machinery6.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1China+12.07pp
  2. 2Belgium+5.54pp
  3. 3Botswana+2.49pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1South Africa−13.08pp
  2. 2United Arab Emirates−2.19pp
  3. 3France−2.07pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Ores, slag, ash+11.92pp
  2. 2Copper+6.81pp
  3. 3Inorganic chemicals+1.26pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Ships & boats−6.50pp
  2. 2Pearls, precious stones & metals−6.16pp
  3. 3Fish & seafood−2.65pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
EU - SADC2016
FTAGoods
Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Accession of Seychelles2015
FTAGoods
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)2004
CUGoods
Namibia - Zimbabwe1993
FTAGoods
World Bank DTA · 5 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1994176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 1998107 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 3 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
NAD
Namibia Dollar
ISO numeric 5162 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
7.64%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Beer of barley, malted
173.5K t
FAOSTAT · 2023
Top mineral output
diamond
2.4M Carats
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 60 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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