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Zimbabwe-Liberia Trade: In 2011, Zimbabwe exported $80.6k to Liberia. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Liberia were N/A. Over the past 9 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 33.9%, from $5.84k in 2002 to $80.6k in 2011.

In 2011, Zimbabwe did not export any services to Liberia.

Liberia-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2011, Liberia exported $352 to Zimbabwe. The main products that Liberia exported to Zimbabwe were N/A. Over the past 9 years the exports of Liberia to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 48.6%, from $9.84k in 2002 to $352 in 2011.

In 2011, Liberia 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, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2011, Zimbabwe exported $80.6k to Liberia. There were not main exports from Zimbabwe to Liberia in 2011. During the last 9 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 33.9%, from $5.84k in 2002 to $80.6k in 2011.

In 2012, Liberia exported $352 to Zimbabwe. There were not main exports from Liberia to Zimbabwe in 2012. During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 48.6%, from $9.84k in 2017 to $352 in 2012.

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Liberia () (2017)

Exports from Liberia () to Zimbabwe () (2017)

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Trade between Zimbabwe () and Liberia ()

Zimbabwe Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Year

Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.78B

Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Liberia included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and China ($625M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Liberia than Zimbabwe included Switzerland ($544M), United Kingdom ($148M), and France ($158M).

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

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Liberia

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

During 2011, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of .

During 2012, Liberia had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Liberia+$1.7kPassenger and Cargo Ships

Top Product Potential Liberia Zimbabwe+$2.52kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Liberia () (2017)

Exports from Liberia () to Zimbabwe () (2017)

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe () and Liberia ()

Zimbabwe Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Liberia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Zimbabwe () and Liberia () (2017)

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