Namibia

Namibia Imports 2023

Complete list of Namibia's 196 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$7.82B
Total imports (2023)
#128
Global import rank
196
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Namibia imported $7.82 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #128 largest importer. Goods came from 196 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 74.1% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $1.52 billion 19.4% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

196 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1South Africa$3.07B39.30%
2China$691.17M8.84%
3India$497.96M6.37%
4United Arab Emirates$318.61M4.08%
5USA$243.39M3.11%
6Saudi Arabia$236.76M3.03%
7Peru$203.87M2.61%
8Zambia$198.09M2.53%
9Angola$168.57M2.16%
10Oman$159.89M2.05%
11Germany$144.18M1.84%
12Malaysia$138.34M1.77%
13Switzerland$115.95M1.48%
14United Kingdom$115.53M1.48%
15Japan$108.52M1.39%
16Singapore$93.80M1.20%
17Netherlands$74.73M0.96%
18Italy$67.06M0.86%
19Bulgaria$62.79M0.80%
20Dem. Rep. of the Congo$60.21M0.77%
21Spain$59.78M0.76%
22Qatar$55.11M0.71%
23France$54.67M0.70%
24Greece$53.93M0.69%
25Gabon$50.96M0.65%
26Bahrain$42.80M0.55%
27Norway$38.02M0.49%
28Brazil$34.71M0.44%
29Poland$34.61M0.44%
30Russian Federation$33.10M0.42%
31Côte d'Ivoire$33.05M0.42%
32Botswana$31.87M0.41%
33Morocco$31.24M0.40%
34Australia$28.53M0.36%
35Ireland$25.82M0.33%
36Belgium$25.44M0.33%
37Zimbabwe$23.67M0.30%
38Thailand$23.64M0.30%
39Sweden$23.19M0.30%
40Rep. of Korea$22.08M0.28%
41Mexico$20.27M0.26%
42Eswatini$19.15M0.24%
43China, Hong Kong SAR$18.32M0.23%
44Türkiye$18.11M0.23%
45Austria$17.92M0.23%
46Finland$16.17M0.21%
47Canada$14.29M0.18%
48Mauritania$13.36M0.17%
49Lithuania$11.30M0.14%
50Latvia$10.56M0.14%
51Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$10.00M0.13%
52Denmark$10.00M0.13%
53Portugal$9.71M0.12%
54Indonesia$9.19M0.12%
55Bosnia Herzegovina$8.86M0.11%
56Estonia$8.19M0.10%
57Other Asia, nes$7.88M0.10%
58Czechia$7.37M0.09%
59Mauritius$6.36M0.08%
60Bahamas$6.26M0.08%
61Slovakia$5.67M0.07%
62Kazakhstan$5.06M0.06%
63Israel$4.93M0.06%
64Georgia$4.91M0.06%
65Viet Nam$4.59M0.06%
66United Rep. of Tanzania$4.29M0.05%
67Serbia$3.59M0.05%
68Slovenia$3.58M0.05%
69Hungary$2.83M0.04%
70Panama$2.71M0.03%
71Chile$2.34M0.03%
72Bangladesh$2.19M0.03%
73Nigeria$1.94M0.02%
74Madagascar$1.91M0.02%
75Cyprus$1.69M0.02%
76Romania$1.66M0.02%
77Pakistan$1.65M0.02%
78Argentina$1.64M0.02%
79Uruguay$1.58M0.02%
80Malta$1.53M0.02%
81Egypt$1.46M0.02%
82New Zealand$1.45M0.02%
83Marshall Isds$1.15M0.01%
84Iran$681,6380.01%
85Luxembourg$636,4300.01%
86Philippines$630,6220.01%
87Senegal$596,9930.01%
88Iceland$537,9860.01%
89Croatia$500,6740.01%
90Lesotho$495,2120.01%
91Ukraine$458,6520.01%
92Mozambique$448,9440.01%
93Kenya$426,7920.01%
94Sri Lanka$423,8790.01%
95Lebanon$408,3900.01%
96Belarus$405,6100.01%
97Uganda$394,9340.01%
98Br. Virgin Isds$392,2420.01%
99Tunisia$373,2680.00%
100Somalia$321,9890.00%
101Gibraltar$282,3950.00%
102Cambodia$277,6430.00%
103Paraguay$269,3830.00%
104Malawi$266,0170.00%
105Guyana$208,7660.00%
106Andorra$182,8650.00%
107Vanuatu$144,0970.00%
108Jordan$137,8740.00%
109Ghana$134,9150.00%
110El Salvador$122,1630.00%
111Costa Rica$117,6510.00%
112Dominican Rep.$102,9870.00%
113Guinea$95,2950.00%
114Suriname$53,9710.00%
115Colombia$48,5680.00%
116Yemen$48,0770.00%
117Cameroon$45,9870.00%
118Jamaica$39,1750.00%
119Sierra Leone$36,0780.00%
120Togo$35,9230.00%
121Seychelles$35,4250.00%
122Tokelau$34,9880.00%
123China, Macao SAR$32,2810.00%
124Ecuador$25,3800.00%
125Belize$24,6790.00%
126Myanmar$21,4710.00%
127Ethiopia$20,8180.00%
128Rwanda$20,7910.00%
129Azerbaijan$20,6720.00%
130Rep. of Moldova$19,9120.00%
131Dominica$18,3290.00%
132Niger$17,0960.00%
133Honduras$15,2150.00%
134Anguilla$14,5830.00%
135Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$14,4180.00%
136Brunei Darussalam$14,0420.00%
137Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$13,8810.00%
138North Macedonia$13,8480.00%
139Nicaragua$13,7970.00%
140Congo$13,5410.00%
141Nauru$12,7430.00%
142Lao People's Dem. Rep.$12,3960.00%
143Benin$10,4690.00%
144Burundi$7,7580.00%
145Cayman Isds$6,0480.00%
146Curaçao$5,2670.00%
147Algeria$5,2570.00%
148Turks and Caicos Isds$4,9870.00%
149Albania$4,4390.00%
150Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$4,1970.00%
151Solomon Isds$3,9910.00%
152Bhutan$3,8550.00%
153Nepal$2,7190.00%
154San Marino$2,5820.00%
155Mali$2,3230.00%
156Central African Rep.$2,1050.00%
157Liberia$1,9030.00%
158Antigua and Barbuda$1,5340.00%
159American Samoa$1,3720.00%
160Afghanistan$1,2380.00%
161Palau$9150.00%
162Armenia$8920.00%
163Cocos Isds$8300.00%
164Syria$8160.00%
165Djibouti$8130.00%
166Cabo Verde$6260.00%
167Guatemala$5050.00%
168New Caledonia$4420.00%
169Christmas Isds$3970.00%
170Wallis and Futuna Isds$3680.00%
171Sao Tome and Principe$3330.00%
172Haiti$3190.00%
173Venezuela$2870.00%
174Samoa$2700.00%
175Kuwait$2480.00%
176Bermuda$2410.00%
177Kyrgyzstan$1720.00%
178Saint Kitts and Nevis$1690.00%
179Burkina Faso$1560.00%
180Gambia$1330.00%
181Chad$1320.00%
182Saint Helena$1320.00%
183Papua New Guinea$1170.00%
184Comoros$1160.00%
185Libya$810.00%
186Niue$790.00%
187Eritrea$720.00%
188Equatorial Guinea$660.00%
189Barbados$580.00%
190Montserrat$370.00%
191Aruba$350.00%
192State of Palestine$220.00%
193Cuba$210.00%
194Sudan$210.00%
195Mongolia$130.00%
196Tuvalu$120.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum 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$1.52B19.40%
2260300Copper ores and concentrates$292.54M3.74%
3271600Electrical energy$207.39M2.65%
4870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$106.22M1.36%
5890190Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods$97.79M1.25%
6300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$90.85M1.16%
7854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$86.33M1.10%
8851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$64.81M0.83%
9282200Cobalt oxides and hydroxides: commercial cobalt oxides$61.67M0.79%
10401180Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines$59.30M0.76%
11890590Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks$59.26M0.76%
12843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$58.80M0.75%
13170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$58.50M0.75%
14100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$48.39M0.62%
15870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$45.92M0.59%
16260400Nickel ores and concentrates$45.88M0.59%
17843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$45.72M0.58%
18100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$44.15M0.56%
19870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$43.89M0.56%
20722830Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded$43.21M0.55%
21382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$43.15M0.55%
22870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$42.29M0.54%
23890400Tugs and pusher craft$42.13M0.54%
24261790Ores and concentrates n.e.c. in chapter 26: other than antimony$37.28M0.48%
25880212Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg$36.36M0.47%
26870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$35.04M0.45%
27842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50$31.68M0.41%
28330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$31.45M0.40%
29870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$31.09M0.40%
30640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$31.07M0.40%
31151219Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$31.05M0.40%
32220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$31.02M0.40%
33890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products$30.59M0.39%
34847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts$30.53M0.39%
35230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$30.49M0.39%
36847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$29.21M0.37%
37250300Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur$28.93M0.37%
38901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$28.24M0.36%
39340290Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale$26.86M0.34%
40870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$26.78M0.34%
41240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$26.26M0.34%
42261690Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver)$25.63M0.33%
43841391Pumps: parts thereof$24.90M0.32%
44851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$23.66M0.30%
45310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution$23.58M0.30%
46842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$23.45M0.30%
47870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$22.42M0.29%
48732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$22.33M0.29%
49848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$21.63M0.28%
50850213Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA$21.27M0.27%
51870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$21.20M0.27%
52842951Front-end shovel loaders$20.90M0.27%
53110710Malt: not roasted$20.34M0.26%
54961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$20.31M0.26%
55382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$19.91M0.25%
56730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$19.50M0.25%
57847420Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances$18.49M0.24%
58843041Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430$18.18M0.23%
59847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$17.78M0.23%
60401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$17.77M0.23%
61401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$17.71M0.23%
62890690Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships$17.58M0.22%
63251990Magnesia, fused or dead-burned (sintered): whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering, other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, (not natural magnesium carbonate)$17.41M0.22%
64730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas$17.30M0.22%
65220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$17.27M0.22%
66210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$17.24M0.22%
67310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$17.11M0.22%
68840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$16.71M0.21%
69870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$16.63M0.21%
70220830Whiskies$16.53M0.21%
71020712Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen$16.51M0.21%
72850440Electrical static converters$16.45M0.21%
73870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$16.29M0.21%
74170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$16.14M0.21%
75382491Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: consisting mainly of (5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinan-5-yl)methyl methylphosphonate and bis[(5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinan-5-yl)methyl] methylphosphonate$15.95M0.20%
76220600Beverages, fermented: (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake)$15.65M0.20%
77844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$15.63M0.20%
78390690Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms$15.52M0.20%
79392390Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923$15.37M0.20%
80020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$15.17M0.19%
81392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$15.13M0.19%
82840890Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87$15.06M0.19%
83300339Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale$14.74M0.19%
84282010Manganese dioxide$14.17M0.18%
85260200Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight$14.01M0.18%
86210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$13.92M0.18%
87701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$13.37M0.17%
88730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm$12.99M0.17%
89870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$12.92M0.17%
90842920Graders and levellers$12.51M0.16%
91340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$12.49M0.16%
92220820Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc$12.46M0.16%
93850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$12.37M0.16%
94854420Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors$12.33M0.16%
95481810Paper articles: toilet paper$12.24M0.16%
96310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: n.e.c. in heading no. 3105$12.03M0.15%
97851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$11.86M0.15%
98040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$11.78M0.15%
99732611Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked$11.78M0.15%
100100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$11.42M0.15%