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Zambia Trade Summary

2008

Zambia exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR ZAMBIA 2008

Overall Exports and Imports for Zambia 2008

Exports and imports of Zambia in 2008 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 4,903 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 5,042 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,162 products were exported to 119 countries and 3,920 products were imported from 135 countries.

Zambia top 5 Export and Import partners 2008

Top five countries to which Zambia exported in 2008 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Zambia exports to Switzerland worth US$ 2,443 million, with a partner share of 49.84 percent.
  2. Zambia exports to South Africa worth US$ 440 million, with a partner share of 8.97 percent.
  3. Zambia exports to Egypt, Arab Rep. worth US$ 385 million, with a partner share of 7.85 percent.
  4. Zambia exports to Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 283 million, with a partner share of 5.77 percent.
  5. Zambia exports to China worth US$ 279 million, with a partner share of 5.69 percent.

Top five countries from which Zambia imported goods in 2008 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Zambia imports from South Africa worth US$ 2,149 million, with a partner share of 42.63 percent.
  2. Zambia imports from Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 535 million, with a partner share of 10.61 percent.
  3. Zambia imports from Kuwait worth US$ 514 million, with a partner share of 10.19 percent.
  4. Zambia imports from China worth US$ 227 million, with a partner share of 4.51 percent.
  5. Zambia imports from India worth US$ 192 million, with a partner share of 3.80 percent.

Zambia Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2008

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 US$ 2,095,251.45 million.
  2. Zambia exported Plate,sheet&strip of refined copper,not in coil , worth US$ 980,758.96 million.
  3. Zambia exported Copper ores and concentrates , worth US$ 503,743.11 million.
  4. Zambia exported Cobalt and articles thereof, nes , worth US$ 293,978.65 million.
  5. Zambia exported Wire of refined copper of which the max cross s , worth US$ 138,146.10 million.

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 US$ 481,852.92 million.
  2. Zambia imported Copper ores and concentrates , worth US$ 425,799.18 million.
  3. Zambia imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 280,037.89 million.
  4. Zambia imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth US$ 130,236.13 million.
  5. Zambia imported Diesel powered trucks with a GVW not exceeding , worth US$ 107,706.47 million.

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2008

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2008 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2008

Tariffs imposed by Zambia in 2008 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 1,464.86 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 11.58 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 5.25 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 2,881,730.98 and duty free tariff line items share was 38.48 percent.

Development Indicators 2008

Key Development Indicators of Zambia in 2008 are below

  • Zambia GDP in current US dollar was 17,911 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,180.00 .
  • Zambia Trade balance: as % of GDP was -1.62.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -289.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 59.45 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 8.11 .

Trade Indicators 2008

Trade Indicators for Zambia in 2008 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.08.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.70.
  • World Growth in percentage was 7.43 and Zambia Country Growth was 5.90 .