Zambia (ZMB) and Somalia (SOM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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In N/A, Zambia did not export any services to Somalia.

Somalia-Zambia Trade: In N/A, Somalia exported $1.16k to Zambia. The main products that Somalia exported to Zambia were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($1.16k). Over the past N/A years the exports of Somalia to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.37%, from $1.62k in N/A to $1.16k in N/A.

In N/A, Somalia 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, Somalia ranked 161 in total exports ($1.03B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Zambia does not register exports to Somalia. The main products exported from Zambia to Somalia were Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($92).

In 2018, Somalia exported $1.16k to Zambia. The main products exported from Somalia to Zambia were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($1.16k). During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.37%, from $1.62k in 2023 to $1.16k in 2018.

Exports from Zambia () to Somalia () (2023)

Exports from Somalia () to Zambia () (2023)

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Trade between Zambia () and Somalia ()

Zambia Exports

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Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.26B

Somalia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$360M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zambia than Somalia included Switzerland ($4.26B), China ($2.39B), and India ($2.11B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Somalia than Zambia included Saudi Arabia ($283M), Oman ($180M), and Djibouti ($84.2M).

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Somalia

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

During 2018, Somalia had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Animal Products ($1.16k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia Somalia+$2.4kRaw Sugar

Top Product Potential Somalia Zambia+$2.53kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zambia () to Somalia () (2023)

Exports from Somalia () to Zambia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia () and Somalia ()

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Somalia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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