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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

Income groupLower middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Zimbabwe beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates34.4%
  2. 2China25.2%
  3. 3South Africa17.6%
  4. 4Mozambique3.1%
  5. 5Zambia2.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1South Africa40.1%
  2. 2China14.5%
  3. 3Bahamas7.5%
  4. 4Mozambique4.3%
  5. 5Singapore3.4%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals36.2%
  2. 2Tobacco18.0%
  3. 3Nickel12.5%
  4. 4Salt, sulphur, stone, cement11.4%
  5. 5Ores, slag, ash5.4%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils20.5%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances12.5%
  3. 3Cereals9.6%
  4. 4Vehicles7.3%
  5. 5Electrical machinery5.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1South Africa+13.34pp
  2. 2Mozambique+3.09pp
  3. 3India+1.22pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates−16.29pp
  2. 2Uganda−3.65pp
  3. 3USA−0.80pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Nickel+12.43pp
  2. 2Salt, sulphur, stone, cement+6.79pp
  3. 3Ores, slag, ash+2.46pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−18.02pp
  2. 2Iron & steel−3.21pp
  3. 3Tobacco−1.66pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - Eastern and Southern Africa States2021
FTAGoods
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
EU - Eastern and Southern Africa States - Accession of Comoros2019
FTAGoods
Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Accession of Seychelles2015
FTAGoods
EU - Eastern and Southern Africa States2012
FTAGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
CUGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt1999
CUGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)1994
CUGoods
Namibia - Zimbabwe1993
FTAGoods
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 10 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 2005176 ratifications
  • 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
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 2 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
ZWG
Zimbabwe Gold
ISO numeric 9242 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
17.18%
simple average (2021)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
6.6M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
diamond
4.9M Carats
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 124 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
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)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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