Zambia (ZMB) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Zambia-China Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $2.6B to China. The main products that Zambia exported to China were Raw Copper ($1.95B), Refined Copper ($384M), and Nickel Ore ($98.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $1.51B in 2017 to $2.6B in 2022.

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

China-Zambia Trade: In 2022, China exported $1.38B to Zambia. The main products that China exported to Zambia were Tractors ($113M), Rubber Tires ($53.9M), and Delivery Trucks ($50.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.29%, from $1.12B in 2017 to $1.38B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

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In 2022, Zambia exported $2.6B to China. The main products exported from Zambia to China were Raw Copper ($1.95B), Refined Copper ($384M), and Nickel Ore ($98.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $1.51B in 2017 to $2.6B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $1.38B to Zambia. The main products exported from China to Zambia were Tractors ($113M), Rubber Tires ($53.9M), and Delivery Trucks ($50.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.29%, from $1.12B in 2022 to $1.38B in 2017.

Exports from Zambia () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Zambia () (2022)

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Trade between Zambia () and China ()

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Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.5B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than China included Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B), Equatorial Guinea ($635M), and American Samoa ($104k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Zambia included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - China

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

During 2022, Zambia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Metals ($2.35B), Mineral Products ($147M), and Foodstuffs ($54.4M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($394M), Transportation ($218M), and Chemical Products ($199M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia China+$450MRefined Copper

Top Product Potential China Zambia+$31.8MTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zambia () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Zambia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia () and China ()

Zambia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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