Switzerland (CHE) and Zimbabwe (ZWE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Switzerland-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $40.7M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Switzerland exported to Zimbabwe were Refined Petroleum ($18.4M), Pesticides ($5.75M), and Packaged Medicaments ($3.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $23.2M in 2018 to $40.7M in 2023.

In 2023, Switzerland did not export any services to Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Zimbabwe exported $8.81M to Switzerland. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Switzerland were Gold ($3.47M), Raw Tobacco ($1.33M), and Granite ($1.17M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.5%, from $3.19M in 2018 to $8.81M in 2023.

In 2023, Zimbabwe did not export any services to Switzerland.

Comparison: In 2023, Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B). That same year, Zimbabwe ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.98), and 106 in total exports ($9.05B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Switzerland exported $40.7M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Switzerland to Zimbabwe were Refined Petroleum ($18.4M), Pesticides ($5.75M), and Packaged Medicaments ($3.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $23.2M in 2018 to $40.7M in 2023.

In 2018, Zimbabwe exported $8.81M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Switzerland were Gold ($3.47M), Raw Tobacco ($1.33M), and Granite ($1.17M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.5%, from $3.19M in 2023 to $8.81M in 2018.

Exports from Switzerland () to Zimbabwe () (2023)

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Switzerland () (2023)

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Trade between Switzerland () and Zimbabwe ()

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Switzerland
Top DestinationGermany$53.8B

Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.1B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Zimbabwe included Germany ($53.8B), China ($47.7B), and United States ($45.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Switzerland included South Africa ($1.39B), Mozambique ($391M), and Zambia ($140M).

Difference in imports from Zimbabwe () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Zimbabwe

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Mineral Products ($18.5M), Chemical Products ($9.8M), and Machines ($5.65M).

During 2018, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Precious Metals ($3.99M), Vegetable Products ($1.39M), and Foodstuffs ($1.38M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Zimbabwe+$2.89MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Switzerland+$25.7MGold

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Switzerland () to Zimbabwe () (2023)

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Switzerland () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland () and Zimbabwe ()

Switzerland Exports

Zimbabwe Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Zimbabwe () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Zimbabwe

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Product Space of Switzerland () and Zimbabwe () (2023)

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