What is the price of dates per kilogram/pound in Namibia today?
The retail price range for Namibia dates is between US$ 21.24 and US$ 39.58 per kilogram or between US$ 9.63 and US$ 17.95 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of dates in Namibia
The retail price range in Rand for dates is between NAD 412.64 and NAD 769.02 per kilogram or between NAD 187.14 and NAD 348.76 per pound(lb) in Windhoek and Walvis Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Namibia dates is between US$ 14.87 and US$ 27.71 per kilogram or between US$ 6.74 and US$ 12.57 per pound(lb).
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Namibia Dates Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Dates from Namibia over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2016, the export price was 2.86 US$ per kg, followed by 2.72 US$ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the export price rose to 3.86 US$ per kg and further increased to 4.11 US$ per kg in 2019. The export price then decreased to 3.55 US$ per kg in 2020, before dropping to 0.00 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Dates from Namibia will be 4.50 US$ per kg in 2023 and 5.00 US$ per kg in 2024.The Namibia dates exports are classified as:
- Fresh or dried dates (HS code 080410)
Namibia Dates Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Dates into Namibia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2016, the price was 2.86 US dollars per kg, which was the highest of the five-year period. This was followed by 2017, when the price dropped to 2.72 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the price rose again to 3.86 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 4.11 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent year, 2020, saw the price drop to 3.55 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Dates into Namibia will remain around the 3.55 US dollars per kg mark in the next two years. Therefore, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Dates into Namibia in 2023 and 2024 will be 3.55 US dollars per kg.Export values for Namibia dates
The total values in export for dates in Namibia were US$ 2,352, US$ 2,557, US$ 5,626 and US$ 6,646 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Namibia dates - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of dates exported by Namibia in 2020 was 1,595 metric tons. In 2019 Namibia exported 1,616 tonnes of dates. For 2019 alone, the demand for Namibia dates (fruits category) has escalated, recording a change of 10.989 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, dates' exports increased by 72.1% earning Namibia US$6.65m for the year 2019. Namibia's dates exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or dried dates (HS code 080410)
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Namibia dates export values
In 2019, Namibia shipped dates with a value of 6.65m USD, an improvement of 18.20% from 2018's total dates export of 5.626m USD. The yearly increase in value of Namibia dates between 2017 to 2018 was 120.023 pc.
The annual change in the quantity of Namibia's dates exports between 2017 and 2019 was 72.1 pc when compared to a variation of 10.989% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Namibia's portion of the world's total dates' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Namibia holds number 54 in world exports of dates.
Export markets for Namibia dates ( in '000$ )
Namibia's best performing destinations for dates are United Kingdom (UK), South Africa, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indonesia and the Netherlands.
Namibia purchased 35 tonnes of dates in 2019.
Production
The production of dates in Namibia was 354 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -0.56%. The country had an estimated 139.00 hectares under dates cultivation.