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2022
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Exports $49MRnk 148 / 223
2022
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Top Product $15.5MWashing and Bottling Machines
2022
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Exports $51.4MRnk 12 / 139
2022
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Top Product $21.9MRaw Tobacco
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.74Rnk 99 / 133
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GDP$4.07TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$20.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH20.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $48,432CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH10.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,267CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-1.8%CURRENT US$
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Germany-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $49M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Germany exported to Zimbabwe were Washing and Bottling Machines ($15.5M), Other Plastic Products ($4.53M), and Laboratory Reagents ($2.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 6.21%, from $36.3M in 2017 to $49M in 2022.

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

Zimbabwe-Germany Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $51.4M to Germany. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Germany were Raw Tobacco ($21.9M), Ferroalloys ($4.45M), and Citrus ($3.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.41%,  from $58M in 2017 to $51.4M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, Germany exported €2.87M and imported €12M from Zimbabwe, resulting in a negative trade balance of €9.09M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Germany have decreased by €-1.28M (-30.8%) from €4.15M to €2.87M, while imports increased by €7.1M (146%) from €4.86M to €12M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Germany to Zimbabwe were Pharmaceutical products (€557k), Measuring and automatical control instruments (€299k), Agricultural machinery (incl. tractors) (€259k), Machinery for mining, quarrying and construction (€171k), and Articles of paper (€167k). In August 2024 the top imports of Germany from Zimbabwe were Unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco products (€3.68M), Ferro-alloys (€436k), Apparel of silk, man-made fibres, excl.... (€224k), Other skins and hides, raw (€217k), and Footwear (€121k).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Hesse (€1.01M), Hamburg (€346k), North Rhine-Westphalia (€239k), Baden-Württemberg (€212k), and Lower Saxony (€123k), while imports destinations were mainly Rhineland-Pfalz (€4.13M), Schleswig-Holstein (€2.46M), Bavaria (€1.23M), and North Rhine-Westphalia (€899k).

Growth In August 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year exports to Zimbabwe was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€-133k or -93.7%), Television, radio receivers, sound, video recorder (€-95k or -96%), and Non allocable results (€-85k or -68%). In August 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year imports  from Zimbabwe was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco products (€2.4M or 187%), Ferro-alloys (€247k or 131%), and Other skins and hides, raw (€121k or 126%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-1.28M(-30.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€7.1M(146%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Hesse€1.01M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Germany. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Germany over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Germany exported $49M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Germany to Zimbabwe were Washing and Bottling Machines ($15.5M), Other Plastic Products ($4.53M), and Laboratory Reagents ($2.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 6.21%, from $36.3M in 2017 to $49M in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $51.4M to Germany. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Germany were Raw Tobacco ($21.9M), Ferroalloys ($4.45M), and Citrus ($3.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.41%, from $58M in 2022 to $51.4M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Zimbabwe included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Germany included Mozambique ($191M), Lesotho ($67.2M), and Zambia ($102M).

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

Comparative Advantage Germany - Zimbabwe

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

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Machines ($24.7M), Plastics and Rubbers ($5.84M), and Chemical Products ($5.79M).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Foodstuffs ($23.6M), Vegetable Products ($9.23M), and Metals ($4.53M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany Zimbabwe+$3.17MCars
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Germany+$11.5MRaw Tobacco

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

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

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