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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 4,769 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 4,914 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,163 products were exported to 120 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$ 2,376 million, with a partner share of 49.81 percent.
  2. Zambia exports to South Africa worth US$ 422 million, with a partner share of 8.85 percent.
  3. Zambia exports to Egypt, Arab Rep. worth US$ 372 million, with a partner share of 7.80 percent.
  4. Zambia exports to Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 277 million, with a partner share of 5.80 percent.
  5. Zambia exports to China worth US$ 275 million, with a partner share of 5.76 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$ 2,089 million, with a partner share of 42.50 percent.
  2. Zambia imports from Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 530 million, with a partner share of 10.79 percent.
  3. Zambia imports from Kuwait worth US$ 497 million, with a partner share of 10.11 percent.
  4. Zambia imports from China worth US$ 217 million, with a partner share of 4.42 percent.
  5. Zambia imports from India worth US$ 190 million, with a partner share of 3.87 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 2,044,221.85 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia exported Plate,sheet&strip of refined copper,not in coil , worth 945,118.39 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia exported Copper ores and concentrates , worth 489,922.21 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia exported Cobalt and articles thereof, nes , worth 284,592.55 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia exported Wire of refined copper of which the max cross s , worth 131,303.52 (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 466,518.02 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia imported Copper ores and concentrates , worth 422,108.16 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 265,923.59 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 129,529.73 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia imported Diesel powered trucks with a GVW not exceeding , worth 105,314.14 (US$ Thousands).

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 -59.29 and Zambia Country Growth was -97.06 .