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Zimbabwe: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

90 / 127

Importer Rank

101 / 127

Trade Balance Rank

50 / 127

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2019) $4,279,383,537
Total Imports (2019) $4,787,446,790
Trade Balance (2019) ($508,063,253)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 37.2%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 38.8%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
South Africa $2,104,516,035
United Arab Emirates $832,896,320
Mozambique $354,332,190
Belgium $61,942,319
Zambia $59,552,557
Botswana $43,383,983
Kenya $35,228,440
Eswatini $27,310,623
Namibia $13,143,222
Hong Kong $7,554,487

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
South Africa $1,852,444,363
Singapore $1,208,716,138
China $411,773,577
India $141,482,840
Mauritius $132,698,292
United Kingdom $98,932,334
Zambia $96,423,163
Mozambique $90,039,978
United Arab Emirates $76,482,483
Japan $59,687,991

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $1,403,100,689
(24) Tobacco $828,488,439
(26) Ores $788,210,326
(75) Nickel $488,537,623
(72) Iron & Steel $232,023,574
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $62,833,582
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $49,192,960
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $48,193,714
(52) Cotton $41,623,618
(08) Fruit & Nuts $33,803,132

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,465,641,689
(84) Industrial Machinery $572,430,330
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $368,864,349
(30) Pharmaceuticals $206,673,037
(85) Electrical Machinery $198,489,830
(31) Fertilizers $197,744,839
(39) Plastics $184,035,271
(38) Chemical Products $147,600,888
(10) Cereals $137,391,898
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $121,823,629

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2019) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/17/2022
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