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About

Zimbabwe-Japan Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $18.3M to Japan. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Japan were Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($10.1M), Other Mineral ($1.94M), and Raw Tobacco ($1.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 24.5%, from $6.11M in 2017 to $18.3M in 2022.

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

Japan-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $58.1M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Japan exported to Zimbabwe were Cars ($31.9M), Delivery Trucks ($19.2M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.19%,  from $71.9M in 2017 to $58.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $18.3M to Japan. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Japan were Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($10.1M), Other Mineral ($1.94M), and Raw Tobacco ($1.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 24.5%, from $6.11M in 2017 to $18.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $58.1M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Japan to Zimbabwe were Cars ($31.9M), Delivery Trucks ($19.2M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.06M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.19%, from $71.9M in 2022 to $58.1M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe (Flag) and Japan (Flag)

Zimbabwe Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Japan included Lesotho ($67.2M), North Korea ($2.8M), and Zambia ($102M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Zimbabwe included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Japan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Mineral Products ($12.8M), Foodstuffs ($1.9M), and Textiles ($1.64M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Transportation ($52.8M), Machines ($2.22M), and Chemical Products ($1.89M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Japan+$3.61MFerroalloys
Top Product Potential Japan Zimbabwe+$9.78MCars

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

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

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