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$3.57TCURRENT US$
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92.1%CURRENT US$
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$35.2BCURRENT US$
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84.5%CURRENT US$
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$2,481CURRENT US$
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73.1%CURRENT US$
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$2,156CURRENT US$
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58.3%CURRENT US$
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About

India-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2023, India exported $268M to Zimbabwe. The main products that India exported to Zimbabwe were Packaged Medicaments ($70.9M), Rice ($58.3M), and Raw Sugar ($11.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 8.99%, from $174M in 2018 to $268M in 2023.

In 2023, India did not export any services to Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe-India Trade: In 2023, Zimbabwe exported $129M to India. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to India were Diamonds ($114M), Raw Tobacco ($7.6M), and Scrap Iron ($4.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to India have increased at an annualized rate of 50.4%,  from $16.7M in 2018 to $129M in 2023.

In 2023, Zimbabwe did not export any services to India.

Comparison: In 2023,  India ranked 39 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.65), and 12 in total exports ($441B). That same year, Zimbabwe ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.98), and 106 in total exports ($9.05B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, India exported $268M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from India to Zimbabwe were Packaged Medicaments ($70.9M), Rice ($58.3M), and Raw Sugar ($11.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 8.99%, from $174M in 2018 to $268M in 2023.

In 2018, Zimbabwe exported $129M to India. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to India were Diamonds ($114M), Raw Tobacco ($7.6M), and Scrap Iron ($4.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to India have increased at an annualized rate of 50.4%, from $16.7M in 2023 to $129M in 2018.

Exports from India (Flag) to Zimbabwe (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Zimbabwe (Flag) to India (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
India
Top Destination
United States$85.5B
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.1B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from India than Zimbabwe included United States ($85.5B), United Arab Emirates ($28.8B), and China ($18.1B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Zimbabwe than from India.

Difference in imports from Zimbabwe (Flag) and India (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage India - Zimbabwe

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between India and Zimbabwe by product, considering products traded by both, India and Zimbabwe.

During 2023, India had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Chemical Products ($96.5M), Vegetable Products ($59.6M), and Machines ($41.9M).

During 2018, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with India in the exports of Precious Metals ($114M), Foodstuffs ($7.6M), and Metals ($4.91M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential India Zimbabwe+$4.42MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe India+$2.61MRaw Tobacco

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

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

Product Space of India (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag) (2023)

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