Zambia (ZMB) and Liberia (LBR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Zambia-Liberia Trade: In 2019, Zambia exported $321k to Liberia. The main products that Zambia exported to Liberia were N/A. Over the past 8 years the exports of Zambia to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $134k in 2011 to $321k in 2019.

In 2019, Zambia did not export any services to Liberia.

Liberia-Zambia Trade: In 2019, Liberia exported $1.03k to Zambia. The main products that Liberia exported to Zambia were N/A. Over the past 8 years the exports of Liberia to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 1.95%, from $896 in 2011 to $1.03k in 2019.

In 2019, Liberia 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, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2019, Zambia exported $321k to Liberia. There were not main exports from Zambia to Liberia in 2019. During the last 8 years the exports of Zambia to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $134k in 2011 to $321k in 2019.

In 2010, Liberia exported $1.03k to Zambia. There were not main exports from Liberia to Zambia in 2010. During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 1.95%, from $896 in 2015 to $1.03k in 2010.

Exports from Zambia () to Liberia () (2019)

Exports from Liberia () to Zambia () (2019)

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Trade between Zambia () and Liberia ()

Zambia Exports

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Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.5B

Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Liberia than Zambia included France ($158M), United Kingdom ($148M), and Poland ($124M).

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Liberia

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

During 2019, Zambia had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of .

During 2010, Liberia had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia Liberia+$1.86kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Liberia Zambia+$2.61kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zambia () to Liberia () (2019)

Exports from Liberia () to Zambia () (2019)

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia () and Liberia ()

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Liberia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Zambia () and Liberia () (2019)

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