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About

Zimbabwe-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $18M to United Kingdom. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to United Kingdom were Ferroalloys ($6.53M), Tropical Fruits ($2.45M), and Citrus ($1.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.6%, from $97.2M in 2017 to $18M in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $85.6M to Zimbabwe. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Zimbabwe were Delivery Trucks ($22.9M), Tractors ($9.77M), and Cars ($5.47M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 2.3%,  from $76.4M in 2017 to $85.6M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom did not export any services to Zimbabwe.

Comparison: In 2022,  Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B). That same year, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $18M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to United Kingdom were Ferroalloys ($6.53M), Tropical Fruits ($2.45M), and Citrus ($1.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.6%, from $97.2M in 2017 to $18M in 2022.

In 2017, United Kingdom exported $85.6M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Zimbabwe were Delivery Trucks ($22.9M), Tractors ($9.77M), and Cars ($5.47M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 2.3%, from $76.4M in 2022 to $85.6M in 2017.

Exports from Zimbabwe (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Zimbabwe Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$61.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than United Kingdom included Mozambique ($191M), Lesotho ($67.2M), and North Korea ($2.8M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Zimbabwe included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Zimbabwe and United Kingdom by product, considering products traded by both, Zimbabwe and United Kingdom.

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Vegetable Products ($9.17M), Metals ($6.57M), and Arts and Antiques ($791k).

During 2017, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Transportation ($44.6M), Machines ($16.8M), and Chemical Products ($5.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe United Kingdom+$4.36MFerroalloys
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Zimbabwe+$5.05MCars

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

Product Space of Zimbabwe (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

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