Zambia (ZMB) and France (FRA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Zambia-France Trade: In 2023, Zambia exported $20.5M to France. The main products that Zambia exported to France were Precious Stones ($17.4M), Other Fruits ($1.03M), and Combustion Engines ($972k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $10.8M in 2018 to $20.5M in 2023.

In 2023, Zambia did not export any services to France.

France-Zambia Trade: In 2023, France exported $36.7M to Zambia. The main products that France exported to Zambia were Other Plastic Products ($6.4M), Combustion Engines ($2.53M), and Rubber Tires ($2.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.02%, from $45.1M in 2018 to $36.7M in 2023.

In 2023, France did not export any services to Zambia.

Comparison: In 2023, Zambia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.65), and 85 in total exports ($15.9B). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Zambia exported $20.5M to France. The main products exported from Zambia to France were Precious Stones ($17.4M), Other Fruits ($1.03M), and Combustion Engines ($972k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $10.8M in 2018 to $20.5M in 2023.

In 2018, France exported $36.7M to Zambia. The main products exported from France to Zambia were Other Plastic Products ($6.4M), Combustion Engines ($2.53M), and Rubber Tires ($2.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.02%, from $45.1M in 2023 to $36.7M in 2018.

Exports from Zambia () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Zambia () (2023)

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Trade between Zambia () and France ()

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Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.26B

France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zambia than France included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.6B), Zimbabwe ($248M), and Malawi ($179M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Zambia included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

Difference in imports from France () and Zambia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Zambia - France

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

During 2023, Zambia had a large net trade with France in the exports of Precious Metals ($17.5M), Machines ($1.45M), and Vegetable Products ($1.11M).

During 2018, France had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($12.6M), Plastics and Rubbers ($9.54M), and Chemical Products ($6.88M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia France+$4.62MPrecious Stones

Top Product Potential France Zambia+$6.41MPackaged Medicaments

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zambia () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Zambia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia () and France ()

Zambia Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from France () and Zambia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Zambia - France

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Zambia () and France () (2023)

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