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20.8%CURRENT US$
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32%CURRENT US$
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$1,267CURRENT US$
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-1.8%CURRENT US$
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$53,758CURRENT US$
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About

Zimbabwe-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $4.78B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($4.46B), Diamonds ($200M), and Raw Tobacco ($53.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 54.8%, from $537M in 2017 to $4.78B in 2022.

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

United Arab Emirates-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $479M to Zimbabwe. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Zimbabwe were Diamonds ($148M), Gold ($76.6M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($32.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 38.2%,  from $94.8M in 2017 to $479M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $4.78B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($4.46B), Diamonds ($200M), and Raw Tobacco ($53.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 54.8%, from $537M in 2017 to $4.78B in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $479M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Zimbabwe were Diamonds ($148M), Gold ($76.6M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($32.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 38.2%, from $94.8M in 2022 to $479M in 2017.

Exports from Zimbabwe (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Zimbabwe included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($4.67B), Foodstuffs ($101M), and Vegetable Products ($3.84M).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Precious Metals ($225M), Transportation ($76.8M), and Chemical Products ($67.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe United Arab Emirates+$9.81MDiamonds
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Zimbabwe+$3.98MRefined Petroleum

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

Product Space of Zimbabwe (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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