Colombia (COL) and Zambia (ZMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Colombia-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Colombia exported $478k to Zambia. The main products that Colombia exported to Zambia were Other Heating Machinery ($208k), Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($187k), and Thermostats ($50.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Colombia to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.5%, from $1.33M in 2017 to $478k in 2022.

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

Zambia-Colombia Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $482k to Colombia. The main products that Zambia exported to Colombia were Ferroalloys ($482k) and Other Hand Tools ($161). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 393%, from $166 in 2017 to $482k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Colombia ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.11), and 53 in total exports ($60.3B). 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, Colombia exported $478k to Zambia. The main products exported from Colombia to Zambia were Other Heating Machinery ($208k), Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($187k), and Thermostats ($50.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Colombia to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.5%, from $1.33M in 2017 to $478k in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $482k to Colombia. The main products exported from Zambia to Colombia were Ferroalloys ($482k) and Other Hand Tools ($161). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 393%, from $166 in 2022 to $482k in 2017.

Exports from Colombia () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Colombia () (2022)

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Trade between Colombia () and Zambia ()

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Colombia
Top DestinationUnited States$15.6B

Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Colombia than Zambia included United States ($15.6B), Panama ($5.84B), and Netherlands ($3.67B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Colombia included Switzerland ($4.5B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B), and Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B).

Difference in imports from Zambia () and Colombia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Colombia - Zambia

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

During 2022, Colombia had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($424k), Instruments ($50.1k), and Metals ($1.28k).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of Metals ($482k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Colombia Zambia+$64.6kIndustrial Food Preperation Machinery

Top Product Potential Zambia Colombia+$517kFerroalloys

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Colombia () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Colombia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Colombia () and Zambia ()

Colombia Exports

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Zambia () and Colombia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Colombia - Zambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Colombia () and Zambia () (2022)

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