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About

Zimbabwe-Iran Trade: In 2021, Zimbabwe exported $3.67M to Iran. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Iran were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.25%, from $4.8M in 2016 to $3.67M in 2021.

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

Iran-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2021, Iran exported $2.49k to Zimbabwe. The main products that Iran exported to Zimbabwe were Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($1.6k) and Tufted Carpets ($889). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 77.2%,  from $4.08M in 2016 to $2.49k in 2021.

In 2021, Iran 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, 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, Zimbabwe exported $3.67M to Iran. There were not main exports from Zimbabwe to Iran in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.25%, from $4.8M in 2016 to $3.67M in 2021.

In 2017, Iran exported $2.49k to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Iran to Zimbabwe were Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($1.6k) and Tufted Carpets ($889). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 77.2%, from $4.08M in 2022 to $2.49k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe (Flag) and Iran (Flag)

Zimbabwe Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Iran included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and Belgium ($297M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

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

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Animal Products ($1.6k) and Textiles ($889).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Iran+$3.69kRaw Tobacco
Top Product Potential Iran Zimbabwe+$2.76kEthylene 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 Zimbabwe and Iran. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Zimbabwe indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zimbabwe.

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

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