Namibia | Imports and Exports | World | ALL COMMODITIES | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2011 - 2023

Exports structure from Namibia in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:

• 40% (2.24 billion US$): 71 - Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin
• 16.9% (928 million US$): 26 - Ores, slag and ash
• 13.2% (728 million US$): 03 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
• 5.44% (298 million US$): 27 - Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
• 4.7% (258 million US$): 74 - Copper and articles thereof
• 1.93% (106 million US$): 25 - Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
• 1.69% (92 million US$): 84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
• 1.47% (81 million US$): 01 - Live animals
• 1.43% (78 million US$): 02 - Meat and edible meat offal
• 1.36% (75 million US$): 49 - Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans

What did Namibia export in 2023?

Namibia's Top Exports in 2023:

• 29% ($1.61 billion): 7102 - Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set
• 14.3% ($787 million): 2612 - Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates
• 11.4% ($627 million): 7108 - Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
• 6.59% ($361 million): 0304 - Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen.
• 5.32% ($292 million): 0303 - Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04.
• 5.18% ($284 million): 2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils
• 4.51% ($248 million): 7403 - Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought.
• 1.36% ($74 million): 4907 - Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; cheque forms; stock, share or bond certificates and similar documents of title.
• 1.01% ($55 million): 4402 - Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated
• 0.887% ($48 million): 2608 - Zinc ores and concentrates

Imports structure to Namibia in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:

• 21% (1.57 billion US$): 27 - Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
• 10.3% (748 million US$): 84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
• 6.35% (459 million US$): 85 - Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
• 5.65% (409 million US$): 87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
• 4.8% (347 million US$): 26 - Ores, slag and ash
• 4.6% (333 million US$): 71 - Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin
• 2.73% (197 million US$): 73 - Articles of iron or steel
• 2.48% (179 million US$): 22 - Beverages, spirits and vinegar
• 2.37% (171 million US$): 39 - Plastics and articles thereof
• 1.99% (144 million US$): 40 - Rubber and articles thereof

What did Namibia import in 2023?

Namibia's Top Imports in 2023:

• 21% ($1.53 billion): 2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils
• 4.54% ($329 million): 7102 - Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set
• 3.45% ($250 million): 2603 - Copper ores and concentrates
• 1.86% ($135 million): 8704 - Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
• 1.55% ($112 million): 8703 - Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars
• 1.48% ($107 million): 4011 - New pneumatic tyres, of rubber
• 1.28% ($92 million): 8431 - Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of headings 84.25 to 84.30
• 1.2% ($87 million): 8541 - Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals
• 1.16% ($84 million): 8517 - Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy, including line telephone sets with cordless handsets and telecommunication apparatus for carrier-current line systems or for digital line systems; videophones
• 1.15% ($83 million): 3004 - Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings for retail sale