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Zambia Trade Summary

2015

Zambia exports, imports, tariff by year.
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TRADE SUMMARY FOR ZAMBIA 2015

Overall Exports and Imports for Zambia 2015

Exports and imports of Zambia in 2015 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 6,565 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 7,932 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,811 products were exported to 105 countries and 3,941 products were imported from 169 countries.

Zambia top 5 Export and Import partners 2015

Top five countries to which Zambia exported in 2015 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Zambia exports to Switzerland worth US$ 2,811 million, with a partner share of 42.81 percent.
  2. Zambia exports to China worth US$ 952 million, with a partner share of 14.50 percent.
  3. Zambia exports to Singapore worth US$ 524 million, with a partner share of 7.98 percent.
  4. Zambia exports to Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 517 million, with a partner share of 7.88 percent.
  5. Zambia exports to South Africa worth US$ 485 million, with a partner share of 7.38 percent.

Top five countries from which Zambia imported goods in 2015 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Zambia imports from South Africa worth US$ 2,593 million, with a partner share of 32.68 percent.
  2. Zambia imports from China worth US$ 657 million, with a partner share of 8.28 percent.
  3. Zambia imports from Mauritius worth US$ 575 million, with a partner share of 7.25 percent.
  4. Zambia imports from Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 449 million, with a partner share of 5.65 percent.
  5. Zambia imports from Kuwait worth US$ 424 million, with a partner share of 5.35 percent.

Zambia Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2015

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 2,532,491.86 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia exported Refined copper products, unwrought, nes , worth 1,206,512.43 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia exported Copper unrefined, copper anodes for electrolyti , worth 726,002.22 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia exported Maize (excl. seed) , worth 181,935.29 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia exported Copper alloys, unwrought (other than master all , worth 169,914.13 (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, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 1,140,057.78 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 424,456.07 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia imported Copper ores and concentrates , worth 312,956.10 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia imported New pneumatic tyres, of rubber, nes, of herring , worth 184,138.34 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 172,802.88 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2015

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2015 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2015

Tariffs imposed by Zambia in 2015 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 30 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 10.64 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 3.95 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 6,312,290.49 and duty free tariff line items share was 43.31 percent.

Development Indicators 2015

Key Development Indicators of Zambia in 2015 are below

  • Zambia GDP in current US dollar was 21,251 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,540.00 .
  • Zambia Trade balance: as % of GDP was -5.59.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -1,188.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 79.87 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 10.79 .

Trade Indicators 2015

Trade Indicators for Zambia in 2015 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.11.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.94.
  • World Growth in percentage was -6.31 and Zambia Country Growth was -4.69 .