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Zambia-Iran Trade: In 2021, Zambia exported $1.1k to Iran. The main products that Zambia exported to Iran were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Zambia to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 78.1%, from $9.96M in 2015 to $1.1k in 2021.

In 2021, Zambia did not export any services to Iran.

Iran-Zambia Trade: In 2021, Iran exported $695k to Zambia. The main products that Iran exported to Zambia were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Iran to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.53%,  from $717k in 2015 to $695k in 2021.

In 2021, Iran did not export any services to Zambia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B). That same year, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Zambia exported $1.1k to Iran. There were not main exports from Zambia to Iran in 2021. During the last 6 years the exports of Zambia to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 78.1%, from $9.96M in 2015 to $1.1k in 2021.

In 2016, Iran exported $695k to Zambia. There were not main exports from Iran to Zambia in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.53%, from $717k in 2021 to $695k in 2016.

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia (Flag) and Iran (Flag)

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Iran included Switzerland ($4.5B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B), and Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Zambia included Turkey ($3.17B), China ($5.72B), and Kuwait ($960M).

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Zambia had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of .

During 2016, Iran had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia Iran+$4.26kCorn
Top Product Potential Iran Zambia+$3.22kEthylene Polymers

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

Product Space of Zambia (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2021)

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