Loading..

Zambia Trade Summary

2009

Zambia exports, imports, tariff by year.

Country and Region
Year
For at a glance i.e. latest available trade, tariff, trade barriers and other trade related data Click Here.
Please note the exports, imports and tariff data are based on reported data and not gap filled. Please check the Data Availability for coverage.

Imports/Exports


Products

TRADE SUMMARY FOR ZAMBIA 2009

Overall Exports and Imports for Zambia 2009

Exports and imports of Zambia in 2009 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 3,810 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 3,778 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,176 products were exported to 126 countries and 3,887 products were imported from 134 countries.

Zambia top 5 Export and Import partners 2009

Top five countries to which Zambia exported in 2009 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Zambia exports to Switzerland worth US$ 1,691 million, with a partner share of 44.38 percent.
  2. Zambia exports to China worth US$ 472 million, with a partner share of 12.39 percent.
  3. Zambia exports to South Africa worth US$ 299 million, with a partner share of 7.86 percent.
  4. Zambia exports to Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 284 million, with a partner share of 7.45 percent.
  5. Zambia exports to United Arab Emirates worth US$ 139 million, with a partner share of 3.65 percent.

Top five countries from which Zambia imported goods in 2009 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Zambia imports from South Africa worth US$ 1,502 million, with a partner share of 39.76 percent.
  2. Zambia imports from Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 479 million, with a partner share of 12.67 percent.
  3. Zambia imports from Kuwait worth US$ 401 million, with a partner share of 10.63 percent.
  4. Zambia imports from China worth US$ 180 million, with a partner share of 4.76 percent.
  5. Zambia imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 134 million, with a partner share of 3.56 percent.

Zambia Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2009

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 1,687,811.11 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia exported Plate,sheet&strip of refined copper,not in coil , worth 521,424.39 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia exported Refined copper products, unwrought, nes , worth 417,939.63 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia exported Wire of refined copper of which the max cross s , worth 96,384.77 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia exported Raw cane sugar, in solid form , worth 91,967.43 (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 428,930.03 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia imported Copper ores and concentrates , worth 257,420.46 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 90,894.58 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia imported Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrou , worth 84,244.17 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 79,085.78 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2009

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2009 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2009

Tariffs imposed by Zambia in 2009 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 25 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 11.03 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 4.10 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 2,405,195.86 and duty free tariff line items share was 39.60 percent.

Development Indicators 2009

Key Development Indicators of Zambia in 2009 are below

  • Zambia GDP in current US dollar was 15,328 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,270.00 .
  • Zambia Trade balance: as % of GDP was 2.38.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was 365.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 56.12 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 7.83 .

Trade Indicators 2009

Trade Indicators for Zambia in 2009 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.16.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.73.
  • World Growth in percentage was -12.22 and Zambia Country Growth was -5.80 .