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2023
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Exports $192MRnk 12 / 136
2023
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Top Product $119MPrecious Stones
2023
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Exports $244MRnk 126 / 220
2023
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Top Product $39.6MDelivery Trucks
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.65Rnk 94 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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GDP$27.6BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH-1.64%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $1,331CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-26.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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About

Zambia-United States Trade: In 2023, Zambia exported $192M to United States. The main products that Zambia exported to United States were Precious Stones ($119M), Refined Copper ($51.3M), and Coffee ($6.97M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.57%, from $198M in 2018 to $192M in 2023.

In 2023, Zambia did not export any services to United States.

United States-Zambia Trade: In 2023, United States exported $244M to Zambia. The main products that United States exported to Zambia were Delivery Trucks ($39.6M), Petroleum Coke ($26.3M), and Excavation Machinery ($21.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.68%,  from $213M in 2018 to $244M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Zambia.

Comparison: In 2023,  Zambia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.65), and 85 in total exports ($15.9B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Zambia exported $192M to United States. The main products exported from Zambia to United States were Precious Stones ($119M), Refined Copper ($51.3M), and Coffee ($6.97M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.57%, from $198M in 2018 to $192M in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $244M to Zambia. The main products exported from United States to Zambia were Delivery Trucks ($39.6M), Petroleum Coke ($26.3M), and Excavation Machinery ($21.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.68%, from $213M in 2023 to $244M in 2018.

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2023)

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Trade between Zambia (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Zambia Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.26B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zambia than United States included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.6B), Zimbabwe ($248M), and Malawi ($179M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Zambia included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Zambia - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Zambia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Precious Metals ($120M), Metals ($59.6M), and Vegetable Products ($7.17M).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($89.8M), Transportation ($50.7M), and Mineral Products ($34.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia United States+$58.9MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential United States Zambia+$14.5MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

Product Space of Zambia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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