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Zimbabwe-France Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $29.7M to France. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to France were Other Hides and Skins ($15.9M), Raw Tobacco ($8.08M), and Building Stone ($3.45M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.01%, from $45.1M in 2017 to $29.7M in 2022.

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

France-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, France exported $24.8M to Zimbabwe. The main products that France exported to Zimbabwe were Excavation Machinery ($4.29M), Laboratory Reagents ($1.87M), and Liquid Dispersing Machines ($1.86M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.41%,  from $29.4M in 2017 to $24.8M in 2022.

In 2022, France 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $29.7M to France. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to France were Other Hides and Skins ($15.9M), Raw Tobacco ($8.08M), and Building Stone ($3.45M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.01%, from $45.1M in 2017 to $29.7M in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $24.8M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from France to Zimbabwe were Excavation Machinery ($4.29M), Laboratory Reagents ($1.87M), and Liquid Dispersing Machines ($1.86M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.41%, from $29.4M in 2022 to $24.8M in 2017.

Exports from Zimbabwe (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Exports from France (Flag) to Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe (Flag) and France (Flag)

Zimbabwe Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than France included Mozambique ($191M), Lesotho ($67.2M), and Zambia ($102M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Zimbabwe included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

Difference in imports from France (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - France

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with France in the exports of Animal Hides ($16.2M), Foodstuffs ($8.08M), and Stone And Glass ($3.46M).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Machines ($14.1M), Chemical Products ($3.73M), and Instruments ($3.03M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe France+$5.31MRaw Tobacco
Top Product Potential France Zimbabwe+$1.2MLarge Construction Vehicles

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

Product Space of Zimbabwe (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

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