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Zambia Trade Summary

2018

Zambia exports, imports, tariff by year.
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TRADE SUMMARY FOR ZAMBIA 2018

Overall Exports and Imports for Zambia 2018

Exports and imports of Zambia in 2018 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 9,022 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 9,495 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,777 products were exported to 115 countries and 3,938 products were imported from 180 countries.

Zambia top 5 Export and Import partners 2018

Top five countries to which Zambia exported in 2018 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Zambia exports to Switzerland worth US$ 3,798 million, with a partner share of 42.09 percent.
  2. Zambia exports to China worth US$ 1,304 million, with a partner share of 14.46 percent.
  3. Zambia exports to Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 865 million, with a partner share of 9.59 percent.
  4. Zambia exports to Singapore worth US$ 717 million, with a partner share of 7.94 percent.
  5. Zambia exports to South Africa worth US$ 432 million, with a partner share of 4.79 percent.

Top five countries from which Zambia imported goods in 2018 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Zambia imports from South Africa worth US$ 2,741 million, with a partner share of 28.87 percent.
  2. Zambia imports from Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 1,392 million, with a partner share of 14.66 percent.
  3. Zambia imports from China worth US$ 1,302 million, with a partner share of 13.71 percent.
  4. Zambia imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 606 million, with a partner share of 6.38 percent.
  5. Zambia imports from India worth US$ 443 million, with a partner share of 4.67 percent.

Zambia Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2018

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 4,330,968.78 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia exported Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrou , worth 1,993,368.91 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia exported New stamps; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; c , worth 195,609.85 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia exported Sulphuric acid; oleum , worth 171,795.00 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia exported Copper alloys, unwrought (other than master all , worth 158,640.70 (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 1,081,539.21 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Zambia imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 813,936.90 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Zambia imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 430,267.78 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Zambia imported Cobalt ores and concentrates , worth 190,079.80 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Zambia imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 176,000.53 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2018

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2018 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2018

Tariffs imposed by Zambia in 2018 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 40 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 10.80 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 3.39 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 6,685,656.04 and duty free tariff line items share was 44.56 percent.

Development Indicators 2018

Key Development Indicators of Zambia in 2018 are below

  • Zambia GDP in current US dollar was 26,312 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,400.00 .
  • Zambia Trade balance: as % of GDP was 1.03.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was 270.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 74.89 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 10.00 .

Trade Indicators 2018

Trade Indicators for Zambia in 2018 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.23.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.97.
  • World Growth in percentage was 4.91 and Zambia Country Growth was 9.80 .