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Zimbabwe-China Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $625M to China. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to China were Raw Tobacco ($301M), Ferroalloys ($229M), and Chromium Ore ($25.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to China have increased at an annualized rate of 27.5%, from $185M in 2017 to $625M in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe did not export any services to China.

China-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, China exported $1.24B to Zimbabwe. The main products that China exported to Zimbabwe were Stone Processing Machines ($102M), Delivery Trucks ($57M), and Electrical Transformers ($54.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 5.33%, from $571M in 2017 to $1.24B in 2022.

In 2022, China 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, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

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In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $625M to China. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to China were Raw Tobacco ($301M), Ferroalloys ($229M), and Chromium Ore ($25.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to China have increased at an annualized rate of 27.5%, from $185M in 2017 to $625M in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $1.24B to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from China to Zimbabwe were Stone Processing Machines ($102M), Delivery Trucks ($57M), and Electrical Transformers ($54.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 5.33%, from $571M in 2022 to $1.24B in 2017.

Exports from Zimbabwe () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

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Trade between Zimbabwe () and China ()

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

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Difference in imports from China () and Zimbabwe () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - China

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

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with China in the exports of Foodstuffs ($319M), Metals ($230M), and Mineral Products ($67.8M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Machines ($553M), Transportation ($158M), and Metals ($145M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zimbabwe China+$85.6MFerroalloys

Top Product Potential China Zimbabwe+$23.8MTelephones

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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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Zimbabwe and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Zimbabwe indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zimbabwe.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zimbabwe () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe () and China ()

Zimbabwe Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Zimbabwe () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Zimbabwe () and China () (2022)

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