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Zambia-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2021, Zambia exported $22.4M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Zambia exported to Saudi Arabia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.5%, from $160M in 2016 to $22.4M in 2021.

In 2021, Zambia did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Zambia Trade: In 2021, Saudi Arabia exported $36.9M to Zambia. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Zambia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.65%,  from $30.8M in 2016 to $36.9M in 2021.

In 2021, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Zambia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Zambia exported $22.4M to Saudi Arabia. There were not main exports from Zambia to Saudi Arabia in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.5%, from $160M in 2016 to $22.4M in 2021.

In 2016, Saudi Arabia exported $36.9M to Zambia. There were not main exports from Saudi Arabia to Zambia in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.65%, from $30.8M in 2021 to $36.9M in 2016.

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag)

Zambia Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Saudi Arabia included Switzerland ($4.5B), Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Zambia included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Zambia had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of .

During 2016, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia Saudi Arabia+$7.64kGold
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Zambia+$6.05kRefined Petroleum

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 Zambia and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Zambia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zambia.

Product Space of Zambia (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2021)

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