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Zambia Trade Summary

2017

Zambia exports, imports, tariff by year.
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TRADE SUMMARY FOR ZAMBIA 2017

Overall Exports and Imports for Zambia 2017

Exports and imports of Zambia in 2017 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 8,028 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 8,002 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,735 products were exported to 109 countries and 3,899 products were imported from 179 countries.

Zambia top 5 Export and Import partners 2017

Top five countries to which Zambia exported in 2017 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Zambia exports to Switzerland worth US$ 3,562 million, with a partner share of 44.37 percent.
  2. Zambia exports to China worth US$ 1,333 million, with a partner share of 16.60 percent.
  3. Zambia exports to Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 541 million, with a partner share of 6.74 percent.
  4. Zambia exports to Singapore worth US$ 497 million, with a partner share of 6.19 percent.
  5. Zambia exports to South Africa worth US$ 389 million, with a partner share of 4.84 percent.

Top five countries from which Zambia imported goods in 2017 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Zambia imports from South Africa worth US$ 2,465 million, with a partner share of 30.80 percent.
  2. Zambia imports from China worth US$ 1,123 million, with a partner share of 14.04 percent.
  3. Zambia imports from Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 1,015 million, with a partner share of 12.69 percent.
  4. Zambia imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 479 million, with a partner share of 5.99 percent.
  5. Zambia imports from Kuwait worth US$ 464 million, with a partner share of 5.80 percent.

Zambia Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2017

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

  1. Zambia exported Copper unrefined, copper anodes for electrolyti , worth 3,641,255.45 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia exported Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrou , worth 1,912,975.45 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia exported Refined copper products, unwrought, nes , worth 398,540.97 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia exported Copper alloys, unwrought (other than master all , worth 147,914.65 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia exported Cobalt and articles thereof, nes , worth 124,273.10 (US$ Thousands).

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

  1. Zambia imported Copper ores and concentrates , worth 776,774.47 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 696,109.49 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 428,784.93 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia imported Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous , , worth 194,088.40 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia imported Electrical energy , worth 174,585.60 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2017

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2017 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2017

Tariffs imposed by Zambia in 2017 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was not available percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was not available percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was not available .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were not available and duty free tariff line items share was not available percent.

Development Indicators 2017

Key Development Indicators of Zambia in 2017 are below

  • Zambia GDP in current US dollar was 25,874 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,270.00 .
  • Zambia Trade balance: as % of GDP was -1.60.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -414.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 71.59 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 9.04 .

Trade Indicators 2017

Trade Indicators for Zambia in 2017 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.20.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.88.
  • World Growth in percentage was 5.17 and Zambia Country Growth was 10.29 .