Full trade & compliance profile
Zambia — Trade & Compliance
Zambia's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
5
trade agreements
5
cargo treaties
14.35%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1Switzerland33.1%
- 2China19.3%
- 3India12.7%
- 4Dem. Rep. of the Congo8.3%
- 5South Africa3.6%
Top import sources
- 1South Africa26.4%
- 2China16.3%
- 3United Arab Emirates5.1%
- 4United Rep. of Tanzania4.5%
- 5Namibia4.3%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Copper68.1%
- 2Ores, slag, ash6.5%
- 3Pearls, precious stones & metals4.0%
- 4Tobacco2.5%
- 5Salt, sulphur, stone, cement2.4%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils20.7%
- 2Machinery & mechanical appliances16.4%
- 3Vehicles10.0%
- 4Fertilizers6.5%
- 5Electrical machinery5.5%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1India+12.35pp
- 2Switzerland+2.37pp
- 3Namibia+1.50pp
Declining export markets
- 1Singapore−6.81pp
- 2United Arab Emirates−3.90pp
- 3Dem. Rep. of the Congo−2.58pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Ores, slag, ash+4.09pp
- 2Tobacco+1.32pp
- 3Copper+1.12pp
Declining export goods
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−4.16pp
- 2Salt, sulphur, stone, cement−1.04pp
- 3Iron & steel−1.02pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Accession of Seychelles2015
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt1999
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)1994
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States. New York, 8 July 1965
- ✓Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. New York, 14 June 1974
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
ZMW
Zambian Kwacha
MFN applied tariff
14.35%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
4.9M t
Top mineral output
copper, mine
732.6K tonnes (metal content)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 71 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
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Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗