Zimbabwe (ZWE) and India (IND) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Zimbabwe-India Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $13.5M to India. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to India were Raw Tobacco ($11.2M), Tea ($910k), and Raw Nickel ($591k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.3%, from $71M in 2017 to $13.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe did not export any services to India.

India-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, India exported $233M to Zimbabwe. The main products that India exported to Zimbabwe were Packaged Medicaments ($72.2M), Rice ($15.9M), and Other Large Iron Pipes ($13.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $122M in 2017 to $233M in 2022.

In 2022, India 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, India ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64), and 15 in total exports ($468B).

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In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $13.5M to India. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to India were Raw Tobacco ($11.2M), Tea ($910k), and Raw Nickel ($591k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.3%, from $71M in 2017 to $13.5M in 2022.

In 2017, India exported $233M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from India to Zimbabwe were Packaged Medicaments ($72.2M), Rice ($15.9M), and Other Large Iron Pipes ($13.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $122M in 2022 to $233M in 2017.

Exports from Zimbabwe () to India () (2022)

Exports from India () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

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Trade between Zimbabwe () and India ()

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Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.78B

India
Top DestinationUnited States$82.9B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from India than Zimbabwe included United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

Difference in imports from India () and Zimbabwe () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - India

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

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with India in the exports of Foodstuffs ($11.2M), Vegetable Products ($925k), and Metals ($680k).

During 2017, India had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Chemical Products ($104M), Machines ($40.8M), and Metals ($20.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zimbabwe India+$2.61MRaw Tobacco

Top Product Potential India Zimbabwe+$4.42MPackaged Medicaments

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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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Zimbabwe and India. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Zimbabwe indicates it has a comparative advantage over India. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of India indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zimbabwe.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zimbabwe () to India () (2022)

Exports from India () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe () and India ()

Zimbabwe Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from India () and Zimbabwe () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - India

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Zimbabwe () and India () (2022)

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