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About

Zambia-France Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $15.8M to France. The main products that Zambia exported to France were Precious Stones ($13.5M), Combustion Engines ($478k), and Raw Tobacco ($467k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.7%, from $20.1M in 2017 to $15.8M in 2022.

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

France-Zambia Trade: In 2022, France exported $56.4M to Zambia. The main products that France exported to Zambia were Packaged Medicaments ($20.4M), Excavation Machinery ($8.88M), and Concentrated Milk ($2.93M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%,  from $32.9M in 2017 to $56.4M in 2022.

In 2022, France 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Zambia exported $15.8M to France. The main products exported from Zambia to France were Precious Stones ($13.5M), Combustion Engines ($478k), and Raw Tobacco ($467k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.7%, from $20.1M in 2017 to $15.8M in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $56.4M to Zambia. The main products exported from France to Zambia were Packaged Medicaments ($20.4M), Excavation Machinery ($8.88M), and Concentrated Milk ($2.93M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $32.9M in 2022 to $56.4M in 2017.

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Exports from France (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia (Flag) and France (Flag)

Zambia Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

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 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than France included Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B), and Equatorial Guinea ($635M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Zambia included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

Difference in imports from France (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zambia - France

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Zambia had a large net trade with France in the exports of Precious Metals ($13.5M), Machines ($860k), and Foodstuffs ($467k).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Chemical Products ($26.6M), Machines ($18.3M), and Animal Products ($3.04M).

Potential Exports

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

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.

Product Space of Zambia (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

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