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About

Belgium-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $127M to Zambia. The main products that Belgium exported to Zambia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($79.5M), Other Plastic Products ($7.37M), and Sulphur ($4.99M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $63M in 2017 to $127M in 2022.

In 2022, Belgium did not export any services to Zambia.

Zambia-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $59.9M to Belgium. The main products that Zambia exported to Belgium were Raw Copper ($42.8M), Raw Tobacco ($9.84M), and Coffee ($1.87M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.9%,  from $113M in 2017 to $59.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia did not export any services to Belgium.

Comparison: In 2022,  Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B). That same year, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Belgium exported $127M to Zambia. The main products exported from Belgium to Zambia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($79.5M), Other Plastic Products ($7.37M), and Sulphur ($4.99M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $63M in 2017 to $127M in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $59.9M to Belgium. The main products exported from Zambia to Belgium were Raw Copper ($42.8M), Raw Tobacco ($9.84M), and Coffee ($1.87M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $113M in 2022 to $59.9M in 2017.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Zambia included Germany ($91.9B), France ($71.1B), and Netherlands ($65.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Belgium included Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B), and Equatorial Guinea ($635M).

Difference in imports from Zambia (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Zambia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Belgium and Zambia by product, considering products traded by both, Belgium and Zambia.

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Chemical Products ($89.5M), Machines ($14.6M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($8.27M).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Metals ($43.5M), Foodstuffs ($9.88M), and Vegetable Products ($1.97M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Zambia+$2.68MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Zambia Belgium+$16.6MRaw Copper

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

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2022)

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