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About

Sri Lanka-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $745k to Zambia. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Zambia were Rubber Tires ($525k), Excavation Machinery ($54.2k), and Used Rubber Tires ($53.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.92%, from $486k in 2017 to $745k in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka did not export any services to Zambia.

Zambia-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $3.76M to Sri Lanka. The main products that Zambia exported to Sri Lanka were Refined Copper ($3.76M), Precious Stones ($4.19k), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($169). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 82.8%,  from $185k in 2017 to $3.76M in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Comparison: In 2022,  Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B). 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, Sri Lanka exported $745k to Zambia. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Zambia were Rubber Tires ($525k), Excavation Machinery ($54.2k), and Used Rubber Tires ($53.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.92%, from $486k in 2017 to $745k in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $3.76M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Zambia to Sri Lanka were Refined Copper ($3.76M), Precious Stones ($4.19k), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($169). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 82.8%, from $185k in 2022 to $3.76M in 2017.

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sri Lanka (Flag) and Zambia (Flag)

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Zambia included United States ($3.52B), United Kingdom ($1.04B), and India ($1.12B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Sri Lanka included Switzerland ($4.5B), China ($2.6B), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B).

Difference in imports from Zambia (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Zambia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($579k), Machines ($58.6k), and Vegetable Products ($42.2k).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Metals ($3.76M), Precious Metals ($4.19k), and Textiles ($169).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Zambia+$2.32kRubber Tires
Top Product Potential Zambia Sri Lanka+$3.98kGold

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

Product Space of Sri Lanka (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2022)

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