Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Namibia
Namibia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 31.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 31.0% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Namibia peaked at 64.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2023.
That places Namibia 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.7% | — |
| 2001 | 60.2% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +58.1% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -11.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 31.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 31.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 37.2% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 38.7% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 31.0% | 35.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 174 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 34.8% compare
- 175 Angola 34.4% compare
- 176 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.4% compare
- 178 Uruguay 31.0% compare
- 179 Hong Kong, China 29.3% compare
- 180 Georgia 28.3% compare
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Namibia?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Namibia was 31.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Namibia ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.