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Zambia Trade Summary

1997

Zambia exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR ZAMBIA 1997

Overall Exports and Imports for Zambia 1997

Exports and imports of Zambia in 1997 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 1,123 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 1,001 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 789 products were exported to 67 countries and 3,914 products were imported from 108 countries.

Zambia top 5 Export and Import partners 1997

Top five countries to which Zambia exported in 1997 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Zambia exports to United Arab Emirates worth US$ 162 million, with a partner share of 14.46 percent.
  2. Zambia exports to Saudi Arabia worth US$ 128 million, with a partner share of 11.43 percent.
  3. Zambia exports to Belgium-Luxembourg worth US$ 103 million, with a partner share of 9.18 percent.
  4. Zambia exports to Thailand worth US$ 102 million, with a partner share of 9.09 percent.
  5. Zambia exports to Japan worth US$ 97 million, with a partner share of 8.59 percent.

Top five countries from which Zambia imported goods in 1997 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Zambia imports from South Africa worth US$ 400 million, with a partner share of 39.94 percent.
  2. Zambia imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 176 million, with a partner share of 17.56 percent.
  3. Zambia imports from Zimbabwe worth US$ 74 million, with a partner share of 7.37 percent.
  4. Zambia imports from Japan worth US$ 37 million, with a partner share of 3.71 percent.
  5. Zambia imports from Saudi Arabia worth US$ 29 million, with a partner share of 2.88 percent.

Zambia Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 1997

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Zambia along with trade value are:

  1. Zambia exported Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrou , worth 659,250.86 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia exported Cobalt,unwrought,matte and oth intermediate pro , worth 155,713.38 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia exported Selenium , worth 35,741.77 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia exported Uncombed single cotton yarn, with >=85% cotton, , worth 33,271.82 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia exported Wire bars, copper, unwrought , worth 31,013.17 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Zambia along with trade value are

  1. Zambia imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 111,290.95 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia imported Parts of cranes, work-trucks, shovels, and othe , worth 21,153.34 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia imported Copper ores and concentrates , worth 19,646.36 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia imported Diesel powered trucks with a GVW not exceeding , worth 18,677.11 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 17,353.05 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 1997

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 1997 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 1997

Tariffs imposed by Zambia in 1997 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 25 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 15.39 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 11.33 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 141,681.89 and duty free tariff line items share was 14.25 percent.

Development Indicators 1997

Key Development Indicators of Zambia in 1997 are below

  • Zambia GDP in current US dollar was 4,303 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 420.00 .
  • Zambia Trade balance: as % of GDP was -3.53.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -152.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 58.27 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 9.15 .

Trade Indicators 1997

Trade Indicators for Zambia in 1997 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.07.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.71.
  • World Growth in percentage was 3.05 and Zambia Country Growth was -2.58 .