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About

Zimbabwe-United States Trade: In 2023, Zimbabwe exported $119M to United States. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to United States were Ferroalloys ($62.7M), Raw Tobacco ($26M), and Raw Sugar ($14.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 8.53%, from $78.9M in 2018 to $119M in 2023.

In 2023, Zimbabwe did not export any services to United States.

United States-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2023, United States exported $45.4M to Zimbabwe. The main products that United States exported to Zimbabwe were Tractors ($4.63M), Sorghum ($2.65M), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($2.38M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.69%,  from $49.4M in 2018 to $45.4M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Zimbabwe.

Comparison: In 2023,  Zimbabwe ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.98), and 106 in total exports ($9.05B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Zimbabwe exported $119M to United States. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to United States were Ferroalloys ($62.7M), Raw Tobacco ($26M), and Raw Sugar ($14.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 8.53%, from $78.9M in 2018 to $119M in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $45.4M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from United States to Zimbabwe were Tractors ($4.63M), Sorghum ($2.65M), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($2.38M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Zimbabwe have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.69%, from $49.4M in 2023 to $45.4M in 2018.

Exports from Zimbabwe (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Zimbabwe (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

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

Zimbabwe Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.1B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than United States included Mozambique ($391M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Zimbabwe included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Metals ($62.7M), Foodstuffs ($40.5M), and Vegetable Products ($6.29M).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Machines ($13.5M), Transportation ($8.88M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($4.51M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe United States+$31.6MFerroalloys
Top Product Potential United States Zimbabwe+$5.04MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

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 States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe.

Product Space of Zimbabwe (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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