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About

China-Zambia Trade: In 2022, China exported $1.38B to Zambia. The main products that China exported to Zambia were Tractors ($113M), Rubber Tires ($53.9M), and Delivery Trucks ($50.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.29%, from $1.12B in 2017 to $1.38B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Zambia.

Zambia-China Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $2.6B to China. The main products that Zambia exported to China were Raw Copper ($1.95B), Refined Copper ($384M), and Nickel Ore ($98.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%,  from $1.51B in 2017 to $2.6B in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $1.38B to Zambia. The main products exported from China to Zambia were Tractors ($113M), Rubber Tires ($53.9M), and Delivery Trucks ($50.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.29%, from $1.12B in 2017 to $1.38B in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $2.6B to China. The main products exported from Zambia to China were Raw Copper ($1.95B), Refined Copper ($384M), and Nickel Ore ($98.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $1.51B in 2022 to $2.6B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Zambia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Zambia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Zambia included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than China included Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B), Equatorial Guinea ($635M), and American Samoa ($104k).

Difference in imports from Zambia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Zambia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Zambia by product, considering products traded by both, China and Zambia.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($394M), Transportation ($218M), and Chemical Products ($199M).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Metals ($2.35B), Mineral Products ($147M), and Foodstuffs ($54.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Zambia+$31.8MTelephones
Top Product Potential Zambia China+$450MRefined Copper

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Zambia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zambia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Zambia indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2022)

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