Namibia's merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) was 10.93% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 10.41 percentage points from 0.52% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 10.93% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 2.46% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.52% | 2013 |
| Highest | 10.93% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 0.06% | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 3.58% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0.06% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Namibia's merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) rose 4.47 percentage points on 2022 (from 6.46% to 10.93%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.99 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.47 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.92 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.85 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 69% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Namibia had the 43rd highest value of the 191 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 10.93% | 2023 |
| World | 5.46% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.42% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 15.68% | 2023 |
Closest to Namibia in the 2023 ranking
- South Africa — 40th of 191: 11.58%
- West Bank and Gaza — 41st of 191: 10.98%
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 42nd of 191: 10.94%
- Sierra Leone — 44th of 191: 10.91%
- Thailand — 45th of 191: 10.27%
- Senegal — 46th of 191: 10.23%
What this measures
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.93 |
| 2022 | 6.46 |
| 2021 | 3.95 |
| 2020 | 1.87 |
| 2019 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 2.46 |
| 2017 | 2.97 |
| 2016 | 1.46 |
| 2015 | 1.45 |
| 2014 | 0.4152 |
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies
- Angola — 8.6% (2023)
- Benin — 9.37% (2023)
- Botswana — 0.15% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 4.71% (2023)
- Burundi — 29.8% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 16.46% (2023)
- Cameroon — 6.73% (2023)
- Central African Republic
More private sector & trade data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 102.45% (2025)
- Import unit value index (2015 = 100) — 138 (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$8.43 billion (2025)
- Export unit value index (2015 = 100) — 152.1 (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$7.02 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 1.88% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 80.23% (2024)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$2.44 billion (2024)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 13.22% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Namibia's merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)?
- 10.93% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 10.86 percentage points from 0.06% in 2000. The highest value was 10.93% in 2023 and the lowest 0.06% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank?
- 43rd highest of 191 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) unusual for Namibia?
- In 2023, Namibia's merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) rose 4.47 percentage points on 2022 (from 6.46% to 10.93%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.99 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.AL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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