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About

Zambia-Japan Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $24.7M to Japan. The main products that Zambia exported to Japan were Cobalt ($10.5M), Refined Copper ($5.17M), and Raw Tobacco ($3.46M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 34.3%, from $203M in 2017 to $24.7M in 2022.

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

Japan-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $99.3M to Zambia. The main products that Japan exported to Zambia were Cars ($53.6M), Delivery Trucks ($15.3M), and Rubber Tires ($14.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.49%,  from $107M in 2017 to $99.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Zambia exported $24.7M to Japan. The main products exported from Zambia to Japan were Cobalt ($10.5M), Refined Copper ($5.17M), and Raw Tobacco ($3.46M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 34.3%, from $203M in 2017 to $24.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $99.3M to Zambia. The main products exported from Japan to Zambia were Cars ($53.6M), Delivery Trucks ($15.3M), and Rubber Tires ($14.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.49%, from $107M in 2022 to $99.3M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia (Flag) and Japan (Flag)

Zambia Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Zambia included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Japan

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Scale

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

During 2022, Zambia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Metals ($16.3M), Foodstuffs ($3.51M), and Mineral Products ($2.54M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Transportation ($76.2M), Plastics and Rubbers ($19.1M), and Chemical Products ($2.21M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia Japan+$6.04MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential Japan Zambia+$17.9MCars

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

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

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