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Zambia Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Zambia monthly trade data
Zambia quarterly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Zambia

Overall Exports and Imports for Zambia 2023

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 10,431 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 10,125 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,971 products are exported to 118 countries and 3,873 products are imported from 193 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

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

  • Zambia exported Copper unrefined, copper anodes for electrolyti , worth 5,030,931.52 (US$ Thousands).
  • Zambia exported Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrou , worth 1,552,586.11 (US$ Thousands).
  • Zambia exported Electrical energy , worth 397,248.38 (US$ Thousands).
  • Zambia exported Crude or unrefined sulphur , worth 284,498.06 (US$ Thousands).
  • Zambia exported Dump trucks designed for off-highway use , worth 153,309.38 (US$ Thousands).

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

  • Zambia imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 1,801,861.24 (US$ Thousands).
  • Zambia imported Crude or unrefined sulphur , worth 340,512.81 (US$ Thousands).
  • Zambia imported Dump trucks designed for off-highway use , worth 312,342.41 (US$ Thousands).
  • Zambia imported Road tractors for semi-trailers (truck tractors , worth 262,983.97 (US$ Thousands).
  • Zambia imported Urea , worth 219,488.49 (US$ Thousands).

Zambia top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Zambia exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Zambia exports to Switzerland worth US$ 4,321 million, with a partner share of 41.42 percent.
  2. Zambia exports to China worth US$ 1,851 million, with a partner share of 17.74 percent.
  3. Zambia exports to Congo, Dem. Rep. worth US$ 1,603 million, with a partner share of 15.37 percent.
  4. Zambia exports to Singapore worth US$ 562 million, with a partner share of 5.39 percent.
  5. Zambia exports to South Africa worth US$ 391 million, with a partner share of 3.75 percent.

The top five countries to which Zambia imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Zambia imports from South Africa worth US$ 2,609 million, with a partner share of 25.77 percent.
  2. Zambia imports from China worth US$ 1,639 million, with a partner share of 16.19 percent.
  3. Zambia imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 830 million, with a partner share of 8.20 percent.
  4. Zambia imports from India worth US$ 568 million, with a partner share of 5.61 percent.
  5. Zambia imports from Japan worth US$ 540 million, with a partner share of 5.33 percent.

Zambia Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2023

Tariffs imposed by Zambia in 2023 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 2,434.80.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 17.46.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 55.75.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 4,785,595.45 and duty free tariff line items share is 36.45.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.05.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.12.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is not available.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is not available.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Zambia World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Zambia in 2023 are below

WDI

Zambia Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Zambia is 85.
  • The trade across border rank is 155.
Doing Business

Zambia Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 4.
CPIA

ZambiaLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Zambia in 2016 is 2.43.
  • The LPI rank is 114.
LPI

Zambia Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Zambia is 21.
SPRD