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About

Zambia-United States Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $122M to United States. The main products that Zambia exported to United States were Precious Stones ($62.2M), Refined Copper ($31.2M), and Coffee ($10.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $49.8M in 2017 to $122M in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia did not export any services to United States.

United States-Zambia Trade: In 2022, United States exported $197M to Zambia. The main products that United States exported to Zambia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($29.4M), Excavation Machinery ($18.7M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($11.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.17%,  from $113M in 2017 to $197M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Zambia exported $122M to United States. The main products exported from Zambia to United States were Precious Stones ($62.2M), Refined Copper ($31.2M), and Coffee ($10.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $49.8M in 2017 to $122M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $197M to Zambia. The main products exported from United States to Zambia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($29.4M), Excavation Machinery ($18.7M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($11.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.17%, from $113M in 2022 to $197M in 2017.

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Zambia Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Zambia included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zambia - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Zambia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Precious Metals ($63.5M), Metals ($41.9M), and Vegetable Products ($11M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($63.1M), Chemical Products ($48.6M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($34.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia United States+$58.9MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential United States Zambia+$14.5MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

Product Space of Zambia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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