Zambia Major Trade Partners

Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Zambia in terms of export sales (selling), including Switzerland, South Africa, and Egypt. The second lists top trade partners of Zambia regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Zambia.

Zambia Major Exports

Market Value: 4,849 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2024

Rank	Country (Exports To)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	Switzerland	2,533,948	52.25	982.08
2	South Africa	496,579	10.24	32.61
3	Egypt	384,732	7.93	52,121.12
4	China	284,093	5.86	868.85
5	DR Congo	212,210	4.38	108.63
6	Netherlands	108,788	2.24	152.13
7	United Kingdom	107,488	2.22	(56.83)
8	Thailand	99,728	2.06	8,999.66
9	Saudi Arabia	90,492	1.87	1,563,878.33
10	South Korea	68,562	1.41	NA
11	Zimbabwe	54,779	1.13	(35.73)
12	Belgium	51,041	1.05	45.31
13	Malawi	50,736	1.05	18.21
14	Japan	41,238	0.85	489.72
15	India	30,654	0.63	112.70
16	Kuwait	30,458	0.63	331,106.84
17	Pakistan	28,844	0.59	NA
18	Kenya	25,704	0.53	207.52
19	United States	22,931	0.47	29.97
20	United Arab Emirates	22,420	0.46	2,037.18
21	Tanzania	20,426	0.42	(81.01)
22	Mauritius	19,698	0.41	460.69
23	Oman	16,132	0.33	NA
24	Portugal	12,594	0.26	7,301.07
25	Malaysia	10,199	0.21	NA
26	Namibia	5,992	0.12	41.53
27	Singapore	4,677	0.10	795.36
28	Indonesia	3,123	0.06	13,607.99
29	Burundi	2,417	0.05	21.95
30	Swaziland	2,043	0.04	324.97
31	Germany	1,818	0.04	(82.28)
32	Sri Lanka	1,652	0.03	NA
33	Rwanda	1,639	0.03	342.68
34	Botswana	1,454	0.03	(47.67)

 

Zambia Major Imports

Market Value: 3,900 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2024

Rank	Country (Imports From)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	South Africa	1,747,104	44.80	89.07
2	DR Congo	529,575	13.58	3,968.39
3	Kuwait	513,727	13.17	60,014,756.78
4	China	129,464	3.32	197.48
5	India	123,891	3.18	207.35
6	United Kingdom	96,369	2.47	(66.21)
7	Japan	79,612	2.04	198.33
8	United Arab Emirates	70,507	1.81	(50.81)
9	Zimbabwe	65,573	1.68	(45.39)
10	Kenya	61,941	1.59	92.07
11	Mozambique	45,054	1.16	2,236.56
12	Finland	43,393	1.11	104.42
13	Sweden	42,583	1.09	136.72
14	Germany	39,610	1.02	89.86
15	United States	32,447	0.83	29.90
16	Tanzania	28,508	0.73	6.19
17	Switzerland	27,857	0.71	115.01
18	France	26,505	0.68	(53.80)
19	Denmark	20,891	0.54	392.86
20	Hong Kong	17,728	0.45	154.02
21	Botswana	15,072	0.39	73.48
22	Belgium	14,877	0.38	106.01
23	Netherlands	14,806	0.38	64.33
24	Ireland	13,171	0.34	56.03
25	South Korea	12,310	0.32	8.70
26	Canada	11,659	0.30	44.35
27	Thailand	11,176	0.29	298.31
28	Mauritius	9,994	0.26	272.35
29	Swaziland	7,255	0.19	42.00
30	Namibia	7,152	0.18	38.02
31	Malawi	7,039	0.18	(8.61)
32	Singapore	5,158	0.13	(14.18)
33	Brazil	4,856	0.12	(19.75)
34	Vietnam	4,287	0.11	1,170.67
35	Seychelles	3,604	0.09	27,843.08
36	Italy	3,544	0.09	(19.27)