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Saudi Arabia-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $12.9M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Zimbabwe were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($11.3M), Potassic Fertilizers ($1.31M), and Propylene Polymers ($205k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 66.2%, from $1.02M in 2017 to $12.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $23.6k to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Saudi Arabia were Rough Wood ($23.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 54.7%,  from $1.24M in 2017 to $23.6k in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $12.9M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Zimbabwe were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($11.3M), Potassic Fertilizers ($1.31M), and Propylene Polymers ($205k). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 66.2%, from $1.02M in 2017 to $12.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $23.6k to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Saudi Arabia were Rough Wood ($23.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 54.7%, from $1.24M in 2022 to $23.6k in 2017.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Zimbabwe (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Zimbabwe Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Zimbabwe included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Saudi Arabia included Zambia ($102M), Lesotho ($67.2M), and Botswana ($30.6M).

Difference in imports from Zimbabwe (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Zimbabwe

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Chemical Products ($12.6M), Plastics and Rubbers ($299k), and Instruments ($2.36k).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Wood Products ($23.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Zimbabwe+$4.55kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Saudi Arabia+$8.13kGold

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

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

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