Summary
- China → Namibia
- $992million
- Namibia → China
- $1.8billion
- China’s balance
- -$819million
Balance
China’s trade balance with Namibia
Trade between China and Namibia grew 196.4-fold since 2000
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1
- Imports 1.8
- Balance -0.8
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $10 million | $4 million | $6 million |
| 2001 | $22 million | $13 million | $10 million |
| 2002 | $19 million | $30 million | -$11 million |
| 2003 | $29 million | $38 million | -$9 million |
| 2004 | $41 million | $50 million | -$8 million |
| 2005 | $49 million | $73 million | -$24 million |
| 2006 | $118 million | $160 million | -$42 million |
| 2007 | $167 million | $266 million | -$99 million |
| 2008 | $224 million | $425 million | -$200 million |
| 2009 | $355 million | $526 million | -$171 million |
| 2010 | $261 million | $502 million | -$241 million |
| 2011 | $300 million | $314 million | -$15 million |
| 2012 | $374 million | $348 million | $27 million |
| 2013 | $375 million | $346 million | $29 million |
| 2014 | $407 million | $396 million | $12 million |
| 2015 | $547 million | $297 million | $250 million |
| 2016 | $228 million | $273 million | -$45 million |
| 2017 | $375 million | $419 million | -$44 million |
| 2018 | $468 million | $1.2 billion | -$762 million |
| 2019 | $316 million | $1.1 billion | -$758 million |
| 2020 | $331 million | $633 million | -$302 million |
| 2021 | $444 million | $766 million | -$322 million |
| 2022 | $549 million | $644 million | -$95 million |
| 2023 | $730 million | $755 million | -$25 million |
| 2024 | $992 million | $1.8 billion | -$819 million |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Namibia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Namibia sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Walvis Bay is 8,666 nautical miles (16,050 km) long: ≈ 20–26 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Cape of Good Hope.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Namibia was China’s 110th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and China was Namibia’s 2nd (16%).
- Namibia in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- Namibia’s rank among China’s partners
- 110th
- China in Namibia’s trade
- 16.4%
- China’s rank among Namibia’s partners
- 2nd
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Namibia
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.