Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Namibia in terms of export sales (selling), including South Africa, United Kingdom, and Canada. The second lists top trade partners of Namibia regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Namibia.
Namibia Major Exports
Market Value: 4,079 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | South Africa | 1,411,951 | 34.62 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 701,235 | 17.19 |
| 3 | Canada | 331,821 | 8.14 |
| 4 | United States | 257,163 | 6.30 |
| 5 | China | 242,243 | 5.94 |
| 6 | Spain | 236,122 | 5.79 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 194,952 | 4.78 |
| 8 | France | 123,855 | 3.04 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 111,018 | 2.72 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 73,961 | 1.81 |
| 11 | Italy | 60,838 | 1.49 |
| 12 | Israel | 56,309 | 1.38 |
| 13 | Belgium | 49,369 | 1.21 |
| 14 | DR Congo | 46,774 | 1.15 |
| 15 | Germany | 43,017 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Portugal | 29,254 | 0.72 |
| 17 | Botswana | 18,290 | 0.45 |
| 18 | Mozambique | 17,191 | 0.42 |
| 19 | Zambia | 14,217 | 0.35 |
| 20 | Japan | 9,231 | 0.23 |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 8,431 | 0.21 |
| 22 | Singapore | 8,290 | 0.20 |
| 23 | South Korea | 6,014 | 0.15 |
| 24 | Sweden | 4,921 | 0.12 |
| 25 | Nigeria | 3,639 | 0.09 |
| 26 | Indonesia | 2,926 | 0.07 |
| 27 | Swaziland | 2,901 | 0.07 |
| 28 | Ireland | 2,179 | 0.05 |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 2,063 | 0.05 |
| 30 | Poland | 1,883 | 0.05 |
| 31 | Mauritius | 1,770 | 0.04 |
| 32 | Russia | 1,440 | 0.04 |
| 33 | Tanzania | 1,382 | 0.03 |
| 34 | Hong Kong | 1,211 | 0.03 |
| 35 | Turkey | 1,058 | 0.03 |
Namibia Major Imports
Market Value: 3,836 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | South Africa | 2,660,928 | 69.36 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 356,916 | 9.30 |
| 3 | India | 153,870 | 4.01 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 150,076 | 3.91 |
| 5 | China | 93,709 | 2.44 |
| 6 | United States | 70,710 | 1.84 |
| 7 | Germany | 60,670 | 1.58 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 37,039 | 0.97 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 33,295 | 0.87 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 25,767 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Brazil | 18,874 | 0.49 |
| 12 | Japan | 15,105 | 0.39 |
| 13 | France | 14,781 | 0.39 |
| 14 | Belgium | 12,435 | 0.32 |
| 15 | DR Congo | 12,042 | 0.31 |
| 16 | Zambia | 11,839 | 0.31 |
| 17 | Spain | 10,996 | 0.29 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 10,550 | 0.28 |
| 19 | South Korea | 8,523 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Swaziland | 7,365 | 0.19 |
| 21 | Indonesia | 6,738 | 0.18 |
| 22 | Thailand | 6,142 | 0.16 |
| 23 | Morocco | 5,755 | 0.15 |
| 24 | Botswana | 5,632 | 0.15 |
| 25 | Italy | 5,209 | 0.14 |
| 26 | Singapore | 5,190 | 0.14 |
| 27 | Russia | 4,905 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Lithuania | 4,211 | 0.11 |
| 29 | Canada | 2,883 | 0.08 |
| 30 | Hungary | 2,683 | 0.07 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 2,682 | 0.07 |
| 32 | Finland | 2,677 | 0.07 |
| 33 | Turkey | 2,513 | 0.07 |
| 34 | Mauritania | 2,295 | 0.06 |
| 35 | Mozambique | 2,192 | 0.06 |
| 36 | Israel | 1,742 | 0.05 |