Regional trade drives Namibia’s commerce as Africa takes over half of April trade

WINDHOEK, June 9 — African markets accounted for more than half of Namibia’s total trade in April, underscoring the growing importance of regional economic integration and intra-African commerce, according to the latest trade data released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Tuesday.

Namibia exported goods worth 5.5 billion Namibian dollars (about 332 million U.S. dollars) to African countries during the month, while imports from the continent totaled 7.7 billion Namibian dollars, the NSA said in its International Merchandise Trade Statistics Bulletin for April 2026.

The figures show that exports to African markets accounted for 56.1 percent of Namibia’s total exports, while imports from the continent represented 54.7 percent of the country’s total imports.