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The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in south-central Africa, mostly in the highlands. It borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the north, Tanzania in the northeast, Malawi in the east, Mozambique in the southeast, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia in the south, and Angola in the west.
Zambia shipped US$9.1 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure translates into a tiny 0.05% sliver of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion one year earlier.
Assuming a continental lens, $4.3 billion or 47.2% of Zambian exports by value were delivered to European countries while 29% were sold to Asian importers. Zambia shipped another 19.9% worth of goods to fellow African nations.
At just 0.1%, a tinier portion of Zambian exported goods were bought by customers in North America.
Below is a list showcasing 15 of Zambia's top trading partners in terms of export sales. That is, countries and regions that imported the most Zambian shipments by dollar value during 2018. Also shown is each import country’s percentage of total Zambian exports.
Switzerland: US$3.8 billion (41.9% of total Zambian exports)
China: $1.3 billion (14.7%)
Democratic Rep. Congo: $857.2 million (9.4%)
Singapore: $701 million (7.7%)
South Africa: $439.8 million (4.8%)
United Kingdom: $353.5 million (3.9%)
United Arab Emirates: $237 million (2.6%)
India: $186.2 million (2.1%)
Hong Kong: $142.5 million (1.6%)
Zimbabwe: $137.4 million (1.5%)
Malawi: $84.8 million (0.9%)
Tanzania: $84.3 million (0.9%)
Luxembourg: $76.7 million (0.8%)
Kenya: $60.2 million (0.7%)
Namibia: $31 million (0.3%)
At 94.1%, a high concentration of Zambian exports in 2018 were delivered to the above 15 trade partners.
The United Kingdom increased its import purchases from Zambia by the highest percentage from 2017 to 2018, thanks to a 92% improvement. In second place was the Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 61.5%) trailed by Namibia (up 48.2%), Luxembourg (up 47.1%) then Singapore (up 41.6%).
The United Arab Emirates decreased its Zambian import purchases at the fastest pace, down -19.2% year over year. The second-greatest reduction was -16.8% for Kenya, then the -14.8% cutback by Malawi.
