Full trade & compliance profile
Zimbabwe — Trade & Compliance
Zimbabwe'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.
10
trade agreements
2
cargo treaties
17.18%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Zimbabwe beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1United Arab Emirates34.4%
- 2China25.2%
- 3South Africa17.6%
- 4Mozambique3.1%
- 5Zambia2.2%
Top import sources
- 1South Africa40.1%
- 2China14.5%
- 3Bahamas7.5%
- 4Mozambique4.3%
- 5Singapore3.4%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals36.2%
- 2Tobacco18.0%
- 3Nickel12.5%
- 4Salt, sulphur, stone, cement11.4%
- 5Ores, slag, ash5.4%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils20.5%
- 2Machinery & mechanical appliances12.5%
- 3Cereals9.6%
- 4Vehicles7.3%
- 5Electrical machinery5.9%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1South Africa+13.34pp
- 2Mozambique+3.09pp
- 3India+1.22pp
Declining export markets
- 1United Arab Emirates−16.29pp
- 2Uganda−3.65pp
- 3USA−0.80pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Nickel+12.43pp
- 2Salt, sulphur, stone, cement+6.79pp
- 3Ores, slag, ash+2.46pp
Declining export goods
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−18.02pp
- 2Iron & steel−3.21pp
- 3Tobacco−1.66pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Eastern and Southern Africa States2021
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
EU - Eastern and Southern Africa States - Accession of Comoros2019
Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Accession of Seychelles2015
EU - Eastern and Southern Africa States2012
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
Namibia - Zimbabwe1993
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
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
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
ZWG
Zimbabwe Gold
MFN applied tariff
17.18%
simple average (2021)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
6.6M t
Top mineral output
diamond
4.9M Carats
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 124 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
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)↗