Zambia (ZMB) and Romania (ROU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Zambia-Romania Trade: In 2023, Zambia exported $1.38M to Romania. The main products that Zambia exported to Romania were Raw Tobacco ($1.33M), Precious Stones ($53.4k), and Leather Footwear ($452). Over the past 6 years the exports of Zambia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 24.7%, from $367k in 2017 to $1.38M in 2023.

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

Romania-Zambia Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $612k to Zambia. The main products that Romania exported to Zambia were Lifting Machinery ($130k), Ball Bearings ($96.4k), and Dairy Machinery ($93.9k). Over the past 6 years the exports of Romania to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.9%, from $438k in 2017 to $612k in 2023.

In 2023, Romania 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, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Zambia exported $1.38M to Romania. The main products exported from Zambia to Romania were Raw Tobacco ($1.33M), Precious Stones ($53.4k), and Leather Footwear ($452). During the last 6 years the exports of Zambia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 24.7%, from $367k in 2017 to $1.38M in 2023.

In 2018, Romania exported $612k to Zambia. The main products exported from Romania to Zambia were Lifting Machinery ($130k), Ball Bearings ($96.4k), and Dairy Machinery ($93.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.9%, from $438k in 2023 to $612k in 2018.

Exports from Zambia () to Romania () (2023)

Exports from Romania () to Zambia () (2023)

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Trade between Zambia () and Romania ()

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Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.26B

Romania
Top DestinationGermany$19.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zambia than Romania included Switzerland ($4.26B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.6B), and India ($2.11B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Zambia included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Romania

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

During 2023, Zambia had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.33M), Precious Metals ($53.4k), and Footwear and Headwear ($452).

During 2018, Romania had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($467k), Miscellaneous ($28.9k), and Chemical Products ($23.7k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia Romania+$4.43kElectricity

Top Product Potential Romania Zambia+$31.8kComputers

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zambia () to Romania () (2023)

Exports from Romania () to Zambia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia () and Romania ()

Zambia Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Romania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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