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About

Italy-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $42.7M to Zambia. The main products that Italy exported to Zambia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($12.8M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($12.4M), and Rubberworking Machinery ($3.26M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $24.3M in 2017 to $42.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Italy did not export any services to Zambia.

Zambia-Italy Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $152M to Italy. The main products that Zambia exported to Italy were Ferroalloys ($77.5M), Refined Copper ($70.6M), and Precious Stones ($2.96M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 15.7%,  from $73.2M in 2017 to $152M in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia did not export any services to Italy.

Comparison: In 2022,  Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B). That same year, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Italy exported $42.7M to Zambia. The main products exported from Italy to Zambia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($12.8M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($12.4M), and Rubberworking Machinery ($3.26M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $24.3M in 2017 to $42.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $152M to Italy. The main products exported from Zambia to Italy were Ferroalloys ($77.5M), Refined Copper ($70.6M), and Precious Stones ($2.96M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $73.2M in 2022 to $152M in 2017.

Exports from Italy (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to Italy (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Zambia included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Italy included Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B), and Equatorial Guinea ($635M).

Difference in imports from Zambia (Flag) and Italy (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Italy - Zambia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($24.6M), Chemical Products ($13.3M), and Instruments ($1.2M).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Metals ($148M), Precious Metals ($2.96M), and Animal Hides ($358k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Italy Zambia+$5.66MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Zambia Italy+$48.4MRefined Copper

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 Italy and Zambia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Italy indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zambia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Zambia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Italy.

Product Space of Italy (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2022)

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