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About

United States-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, United States exported $52.1M to Zimbabwe. The main products that United States exported to Zimbabwe were Sorghum ($4.58M), Navigation Equipment ($3.92M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($2.68M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 0.53%, from $50.8M in 2017 to $52.1M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe-United States Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $82.7M to United States. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to United States were Ferroalloys ($47.4M), Raw Sugar ($12.1M), and Raw Tobacco ($7.67M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%,  from $48.1M in 2017 to $82.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Zimbabwe to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Zimbabwe from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $52.1M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from United States to Zimbabwe were Sorghum ($4.58M), Navigation Equipment ($3.92M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($2.68M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 0.53%, from $50.8M in 2017 to $52.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $82.7M to United States. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to United States were Ferroalloys ($47.4M), Raw Sugar ($12.1M), and Raw Tobacco ($7.67M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $48.1M in 2022 to $82.7M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Zimbabwe (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Zimbabwe included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than United States included Lesotho ($67.2M) and North Korea ($2.8M).

Difference in imports from Zimbabwe (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Zimbabwe

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Machines ($20.7M), Vegetable Products ($6.96M), and Transportation ($6.75M).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Metals ($47.5M), Foodstuffs ($19.8M), and Vegetable Products ($5.67M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Sort By
Top Product Potential United States Zimbabwe+$5.04MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe United States+$31.6MFerroalloys

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

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