Zambia

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ZM · ZMB · BACI 894 · latest data 2024

Exports

$14.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $14,566 M53.7% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$11.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $11,846 M46.7% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$2.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $2,721 M

Total trade

$26.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $26,412 M50.5% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #85 of 225 exporters · top half · #109 of 225 importers · top half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Zambia's exports grew from $1.4B in 1995 to $14.6B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $2.7B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Zambia per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$1,376 M	$957 M	$419 M	$2,334 M
1996	$1,275 M	$998 M	$277 M	$2,274 M
1997	$1,466 M	$1,236 M	$230 M	$2,702 M
1998	$1,138 M	$1,235 M	−$97 M	$2,372 M
1999	$1,064 M	$975 M	$89 M	$2,039 M
2000	$939 M	$1,140 M	−$201 M	$2,079 M
2001	$1,362 M	$1,251 M	$111 M	$2,613 M
2002	$1,343 M	$1,509 M	−$166 M	$2,852 M
2003	$1,340 M	$1,708 M	−$368 M	$3,048 M
2004	$2,354 M	$2,104 M	$249 M	$4,458 M
2005	$3,124 M	$2,439 M	$684 M	$5,563 M
2006	$5,257 M	$3,252 M	$2,005 M	$8,509 M
2007	$6,494 M	$3,987 M	$2,507 M	$10,481 M
2008	$7,251 M	$5,095 M	$2,156 M	$12,346 M
2009	$6,200 M	$4,052 M	$2,148 M	$10,253 M
2010	$9,880 M	$5,551 M	$4,328 M	$15,431 M
2011	$13,141 M	$7,580 M	$5,561 M	$20,721 M
2012	$14,156 M	$8,877 M	$5,279 M	$23,033 M
2013	$13,450 M	$10,784 M	$2,666 M	$24,235 M
2014	$14,044 M	$10,134 M	$3,910 M	$24,178 M
2015	$9,910 M	$8,191 M	$1,719 M	$18,100 M
2016	$9,901 M	$7,705 M	$2,195 M	$17,606 M
2017	$12,419 M	$8,149 M	$4,270 M	$20,568 M
2018	$12,356 M	$10,092 M	$2,264 M	$22,448 M
2019	$9,476 M	$8,074 M	$1,402 M	$17,550 M
2020	$9,905 M	$5,916 M	$3,989 M	$15,820 M
2021	$13,379 M	$7,387 M	$5,992 M	$20,767 M
2022	$15,447 M	$9,306 M	$6,141 M	$24,754 M
2023	$15,949 M	$10,736 M	$5,213 M	$26,685 M
2024	$14,566 M	$11,846 M	$2,720 M	$26,412 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.1% in 2024; export rank #104 → #85.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Zambia per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.03%	0.02%	#104	#121
1996	0.02%	0.02%	#106	#129
1997	0.03%	0.02%	#104	#122
1998	0.02%	0.02%	#107	#122
1999	0.02%	0.02%	#111	#132
2000	0.01%	0.02%	#124	#131
2001	0.02%	0.02%	#115	#127
2002	0.02%	0.02%	#117	#125
2003	0.02%	0.02%	#121	#124
2004	0.03%	0.02%	#114	#126
2005	0.03%	0.02%	#108	#125
2006	0.04%	0.03%	#95	#122
2007	0.05%	0.03%	#93	#126
2008	0.04%	0.03%	#96	#123
2009	0.05%	0.03%	#93	#130
2010	0.07%	0.04%	#85	#117
2011	0.07%	0.04%	#82	#113
2012	0.08%	0.05%	#81	#110
2013	0.07%	0.06%	#83	#103
2014	0.08%	0.06%	#83	#110
2015	0.06%	0.05%	#92	#114
2016	0.06%	0.05%	#87	#114
2017	0.07%	0.05%	#85	#113
2018	0.06%	0.05%	#86	#106
2019	0.05%	0.04%	#94	#116
2020	0.06%	0.03%	#90	#122
2021	0.06%	0.03%	#87	#126
2022	0.06%	0.04%	#89	#122
2023	0.07%	0.05%	#84	#111
2024	0.06%	0.05%	#85	#109

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Trading partners

China was Zambia's top trading partner in 2024, at 18.9% of total trade; the top five partners covered 66.0%.

Year

Top partner share: 18.9%
Top-5 share: 66.0%
Partners: 194
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.105

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Switzerland $4.8B

China $3.0B

India $2.0B

DR Congo $1.2B

South Africa $516M

United Arab Emirates $400M

Namibia $361M

Zimbabwe $311M

United States $189M

Tanzania $185M

Singapore $165M

Saudi Arabia $98M

Mozambique $42M

Japan $10M

Bahrain $2M

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Top partners of Zambia in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$2,995 M	$1,997 M	$4,992 M	$998 M
#2	Switzerland	$4,801 M	$55 M	$4,856 M	$4,746 M
#3	South Africa	$516 M	$2,950 M	$3,467 M	−$2,434 M
#4	India	$2,009 M	$574 M	$2,584 M	$1,435 M
#5	DR Congo	$1,201 M	$320 M	$1,522 M	$881 M
#6	United Arab Emirates	$400 M	$609 M	$1,009 M	−$209 M
#7	Namibia	$361 M	$471 M	$832 M	−$110 M
#8	Tanzania	$185 M	$510 M	$695 M	−$324 M
#9	Singapore	$165 M	$504 M	$669 M	−$339 M
#10	United States	$189 M	$314 M	$502 M	−$125 M
#11	Japan	$10 M	$476 M	$486 M	−$467 M
#12	Zimbabwe	$311 M	$168 M	$479 M	$144 M
#13	Saudi Arabia	$98 M	$326 M	$423 M	−$228 M
#14	Bahrain	$2 M	$317 M	$318 M	−$315 M
#15	Mozambique	$42 M	$234 M	$276 M	−$192 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Zambia's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Zambia's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.078 → 0.181, a moderately concentrated export base across 139 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Zambia per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.078	0.121	77	106
1996	0.075	0.132	84	95
1997	0.059	0.153	89	115
1998	0.056	0.163	107	117
1999	0.057	0.194	112	123
2000	0.063	0.309	120	140
2001	0.154	0.285	127	135
2002	0.100	0.305	117	129
2003	0.079	0.236	116	121
2004	0.056	0.251	114	129
2005	0.098	0.226	121	127
2006	0.115	0.208	120	127
2007	0.126	0.205	128	134
2008	0.144	0.188	136	138
2009	0.154	0.183	136	140
2010	0.213	0.176	141	139
2011	0.210	0.163	140	143
2012	0.171	0.141	145	159
2013	0.161	0.127	142	169
2014	0.194	0.142	133	164
2015	0.129	0.122	125	170
2016	0.141	0.129	131	180
2017	0.169	0.138	129	176
2018	0.144	0.125	135	178
2019	0.150	0.123	139	188
2020	0.184	0.138	138	173
2021	0.176	0.132	144	182
2022	0.149	0.123	141	189
2023	0.138	0.109	136	189
2024	0.181	0.107	139	182

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