Zimbabwe (ZWE) and Zambia (ZMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Zimbabwe-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $102M to Zambia. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Zambia were Coke ($20.6M), Coal Briquettes ($10.6M), and Ferroalloys ($6.02M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.74%, from $80.6M in 2017 to $102M in 2022.

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

Zambia-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $265M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Zambia exported to Zimbabwe were Cement ($39.6M), Electricity ($35.4M), and Corn ($21.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $134M in 2017 to $265M in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia 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, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $102M to Zambia. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Zambia were Coke ($20.6M), Coal Briquettes ($10.6M), and Ferroalloys ($6.02M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.74%, from $80.6M in 2017 to $102M in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $265M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Zambia to Zimbabwe were Cement ($39.6M), Electricity ($35.4M), and Corn ($21.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $134M in 2022 to $265M in 2017.

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

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Trade between Zimbabwe () and Zambia ()

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Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.78B

Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Zambia included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and Belgium ($297M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Zimbabwe included Switzerland ($4.5B), China ($2.6B), and Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B).

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

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Zambia

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

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Mineral Products ($36M), Machines ($12M), and Foodstuffs ($11.3M).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Mineral Products ($86.5M), Foodstuffs ($50.2M), and Metals ($32.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Zambia+$698kFerroalloys

Top Product Potential Zambia Zimbabwe+$1.87MRefined Copper

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe () and Zambia ()

Zimbabwe Exports

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Zambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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