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Exports $1.24BRnk 121 / 211
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Top Product $102MStone Processing Machines
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Exports $625MRnk 3 / 139
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Top Product $301MRaw Tobacco
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.74Rnk 99 / 133
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH20.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,267CURRENT US$
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About

China-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, China exported $1.24B to Zimbabwe. The main products that China exported to Zimbabwe were Stone Processing Machines ($102M), Delivery Trucks ($57M), and Electrical Transformers ($54.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $571M in 2017 to $1.24B in 2022.

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

Zimbabwe-China Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $625M to China. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to China were Raw Tobacco ($301M), Ferroalloys ($229M), and Chromium Ore ($25.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to China have increased at an annualized rate of 27.5%,  from $185M in 2017 to $625M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

Latest Trends

October, 2024

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Overview In October 2024, China exported $143M and imported $141M from Zimbabwe, resulting in a positive trade balance of $1.76M. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of China have increased by $40.3M (39.2%) from $103M to $143M, while imports increased by $51.7M (57.6%) from $89.7M to $141M.

Trade In October 2024, the top exports of China to Zimbabwe were Stone Processing Machines ($6.37M), Delivery Trucks ($5.44M), Buses ($3.67M), Iron Structures ($3.47M), and Cyanides ($3.27M). In October 2024 the top imports of China from Zimbabwe were Ferroalloys ($16.3M), Chromium Ore ($13.1M), Other Mineral ($9.95M), Precious Metal Ore ($3.98M), and Processed Tobacco ($3.53M).

Origins In October 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Zhejiang Province ($25.7M), Shandong Province ($25.4M), Guangdong Province ($19.5M), Jiangsu Province ($18M), and Liaoning Province ($8.71M), while imports destinations were mainly Zhejiang Province ($65.3M), Hainan Province ($17M), Fujian Province ($10.7M), Shanghai Province ($10.3M), and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ($7.06M).

Growth In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Zimbabwe was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Stone Processing Machines ($5.54M or 670%), Buses ($3.21M or 703%), and Delivery Trucks ($2.7M or 98.7%). In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Zimbabwe was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Other Mineral ($6.36M or 177%) and Textile Footwear ($2 or 2.35%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$40.3M(39.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$51.7M(57.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (October 2024)Zhejiang Province$25.7M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, China exported $1.24B to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from China to Zimbabwe were Stone Processing Machines ($102M), Delivery Trucks ($57M), and Electrical Transformers ($54.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $571M in 2017 to $1.24B in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $625M to China. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to China were Raw Tobacco ($301M), Ferroalloys ($229M), and Chromium Ore ($25.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to China have increased at an annualized rate of 27.5%, from $185M in 2022 to $625M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Top DestinationN/AN/A

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

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

Comparative Advantage China - Zimbabwe

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Machines ($553M), Transportation ($158M), and Metals ($145M).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with China in the exports of Foodstuffs ($319M), Metals ($230M), and Mineral Products ($67.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Zimbabwe+$23.8MTelephones
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe China+$85.6MFerroalloys

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

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

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