Switzerland (CHE) and Zambia (ZMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Switzerland-Zambia Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $91.2M to Zambia. The main products that Switzerland exported to Zambia were Refined Petroleum ($39.3M), Bedspreads ($16.1M), and Sulphur ($9.15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $54.5M in 2018 to $91.2M in 2023.

In 2023, Switzerland did not export any services to Zambia.

Zambia-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Zambia exported $4.26B to Switzerland. The main products that Zambia exported to Switzerland were Raw Copper ($3.13B), Refined Copper ($1.02B), and Nickel Ore ($83.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 2.32%, from $3.8B in 2018 to $4.26B in 2023.

In 2023, Zambia did not export any services to Switzerland.

Comparison: In 2023, Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B). That same year, Zambia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.65), and 85 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Switzerland exported $91.2M to Zambia. The main products exported from Switzerland to Zambia were Refined Petroleum ($39.3M), Bedspreads ($16.1M), and Sulphur ($9.15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $54.5M in 2018 to $91.2M in 2023.

In 2018, Zambia exported $4.26B to Switzerland. The main products exported from Zambia to Switzerland were Raw Copper ($3.13B), Refined Copper ($1.02B), and Nickel Ore ($83.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 2.32%, from $3.8B in 2023 to $4.26B in 2018.

Exports from Switzerland () to Zambia () (2023)

Exports from Zambia () to Switzerland () (2023)

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Trade between Switzerland () and Zambia ()

Switzerland Exports

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Zambia Exports

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Switzerland
Top DestinationGermany$53.8B

Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.26B

This map shows whether countries import more from Switzerland or Zambia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Switzerland and Zambia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Zambia included Germany ($53.8B), China ($47.7B), and United States ($45.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zambia than Switzerland included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.6B), Zimbabwe ($248M), and Malawi ($179M).

Difference in imports from Zambia () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Zambia

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This chart compares trade between Switzerland and Zambia by product, considering products traded by both, Switzerland and Zambia.

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Mineral Products ($48.8M), Textiles ($22.7M), and Chemical Products ($15M).

During 2018, Zambia had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Metals ($4.16B), Mineral Products ($96.5M), and Precious Metals ($8.73M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Zambia+$3.46MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

Top Product Potential Zambia Switzerland+$3.48MPrecious Stones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Switzerland and Zambia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Switzerland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zambia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Zambia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Switzerland.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Switzerland () to Zambia () (2023)

Exports from Zambia () to Switzerland () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland () and Zambia ()

Switzerland Exports

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Zambia () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Zambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Switzerland () and Zambia () (2023)

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