Zimbabwe Exports 2023
Complete list of Zimbabwe's 143 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$9.10B
Total exports (2023)
#106
Global export rank
143
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Zimbabwe exported $9.10 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #106 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 143 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 90.8% of total export value. The leading export was gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder), valued at $1.87 billion — 20.6% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
143 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | $3.98B | 43.71% |
| 2 | China | $1.59B | 17.43% |
| 3 | South Africa | $1.43B | 15.72% |
| 4 | Mozambique | $396.45M | 4.36% |
| 5 | Belgium | $202.12M | 2.22% |
| 6 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $178.60M | 1.96% |
| 7 | Zambia | $147.78M | 1.62% |
| 8 | India | $136.82M | 1.50% |
| 9 | USA | $117.33M | 1.29% |
| 10 | Netherlands | $91.81M | 1.01% |
| 11 | Indonesia | $81.56M | 0.90% |
| 12 | Italy | $78.87M | 0.87% |
| 13 | Germany | $60.50M | 0.67% |
| 14 | Viet Nam | $52.98M | 0.58% |
| 15 | Canada | $49.02M | 0.54% |
| 16 | Kenya | $33.20M | 0.36% |
| 17 | Botswana | $29.92M | 0.33% |
| 18 | Poland | $28.01M | 0.31% |
| 19 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | $26.66M | 0.29% |
| 20 | Spain | $26.53M | 0.29% |
| 21 | Malawi | $26.41M | 0.29% |
| 22 | France | $24.11M | 0.27% |
| 23 | Namibia | $23.67M | 0.26% |
| 24 | United Kingdom | $20.66M | 0.23% |
| 25 | Japan | $19.97M | 0.22% |
| 26 | Rep. of Korea | $17.90M | 0.20% |
| 27 | Türkiye | $16.51M | 0.18% |
| 28 | Sudan | $14.86M | 0.16% |
| 29 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $10.55M | 0.12% |
| 30 | Romania | $10.46M | 0.11% |
| 31 | Jordan | $9.93M | 0.11% |
| 32 | Switzerland | $9.23M | 0.10% |
| 33 | Israel | $8.36M | 0.09% |
| 34 | Tunisia | $8.22M | 0.09% |
| 35 | Armenia | $7.81M | 0.09% |
| 36 | Ukraine | $7.05M | 0.08% |
| 37 | Pakistan | $6.95M | 0.08% |
| 38 | Portugal | $6.83M | 0.08% |
| 39 | Greece | $6.47M | 0.07% |
| 40 | Other Asia, nes | $6.46M | 0.07% |
| 41 | Yemen | $6.32M | 0.07% |
| 42 | Lesotho | $5.58M | 0.06% |
| 43 | Singapore | $5.34M | 0.06% |
| 44 | Czechia | $5.22M | 0.06% |
| 45 | Eswatini | $5.19M | 0.06% |
| 46 | Mauritius | $5.13M | 0.06% |
| 47 | Hungary | $4.61M | 0.05% |
| 48 | Slovenia | $3.87M | 0.04% |
| 49 | Bulgaria | $3.74M | 0.04% |
| 50 | Thailand | $3.48M | 0.04% |
| 51 | Cambodia | $3.45M | 0.04% |
| 52 | Luxembourg | $3.43M | 0.04% |
| 53 | Bangladesh | $3.30M | 0.04% |
| 54 | Algeria | $3.08M | 0.03% |
| 55 | Philippines | $3.06M | 0.03% |
| 56 | Ethiopia | $2.95M | 0.03% |
| 57 | Serbia | $2.89M | 0.03% |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | $2.62M | 0.03% |
| 59 | Nigeria | $2.50M | 0.03% |
| 60 | Austria | $2.39M | 0.03% |
| 61 | Malaysia | $2.02M | 0.02% |
| 62 | Ireland | $1.84M | 0.02% |
| 63 | Burundi | $1.61M | 0.02% |
| 64 | Norway | $1.36M | 0.01% |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | $1.35M | 0.01% |
| 66 | Angola | $1.25M | 0.01% |
| 67 | Sweden | $1.22M | 0.01% |
| 68 | Egypt | $1.22M | 0.01% |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | $1.14M | 0.01% |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | $908,144 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Slovakia | $824,599 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Uganda | $778,262 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Croatia | $670,614 | 0.01% |
| 74 | China, Macao SAR | $655,060 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Qatar | $579,826 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Chile | $552,951 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Australia | $533,447 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Albania | $520,909 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Ghana | $502,933 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Brazil | $482,400 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | $433,170 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Kuwait | $416,950 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Dominican Rep. | $403,914 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Denmark | $400,298 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Rep. of Moldova | $352,672 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Lithuania | $349,648 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Finland | $328,478 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Côte d'Ivoire | $317,287 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Argentina | $315,771 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Congo | $287,694 | 0.00% |
| 91 | New Zealand | $242,399 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Malta | $234,779 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Seychelles | $206,037 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $199,987 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Haiti | $199,936 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | $175,575 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Russian Federation | $169,388 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Senegal | $153,472 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Montenegro | $151,736 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $128,550 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Estonia | $126,175 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Bahrain | $120,116 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Mexico | $116,629 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | $85,991 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Paraguay | $77,875 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | $70,923 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Lebanon | $64,026 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Iceland | $58,344 | 0.00% |
| 109 | North Macedonia | $50,804 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Tajikistan | $42,023 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Cabo Verde | $33,886 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Iraq | $30,681 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Central African Rep. | $26,262 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Colombia | $24,436 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Rwanda | $22,880 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Barbados | $18,108 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Somalia | $14,825 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Peru | $7,191 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Lao People's Dem. Rep. | $6,829 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | $6,287 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Madagascar | $6,136 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Ecuador | $4,667 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Andorra | $3,802 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Cyprus | $3,638 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Morocco | $2,729 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Gabon | $2,435 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Georgia | $1,929 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Honduras | $1,834 | 0.00% |
| 129 | Costa Rica | $1,730 | 0.00% |
| 130 | Oman | $888 | 0.00% |
| 131 | El Salvador | $746 | 0.00% |
| 132 | Nepal | $699 | 0.00% |
| 133 | Nicaragua | $552 | 0.00% |
| 134 | Guatemala | $416 | 0.00% |
| 135 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $389 | 0.00% |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | $313 | 0.00% |
| 137 | Latvia | $286 | 0.00% |
| 138 | Panama | $216 | 0.00% |
| 139 | Jamaica | $105 | 0.00% |
| 140 | Bahamas | $85 | 0.00% |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $59 | 0.00% |
| 142 | Belarus | $23 | 0.00% |
| 143 | Cuba | $5 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $1.87B | 20.56% |
| 2 | 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $1.81B | 19.87% |
| 3 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $1.14B | 12.53% |
| 4 | 750110 | Nickel: nickel mattes | $989.84M | 10.88% |
| 5 | 253090 | Mineral substances: n.e.c. in chapter 25 | $792.80M | 8.71% |
| 6 | 720241 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon | $504.51M | 5.55% |
| 7 | 261000 | Chromium ores and concentrates | $284.57M | 3.13% |
| 8 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $187.36M | 2.06% |
| 9 | 270400 | Coke and semi-coke: of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated: retort carbon | $154.23M | 1.70% |
| 10 | 710210 | Diamonds: whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted | $137.57M | 1.51% |
| 11 | 710221 | Diamonds: industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $118.94M | 1.31% |
| 12 | 240319 | Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $118.35M | 1.30% |
| 13 | 711011 | Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form | $94.07M | 1.03% |
| 14 | 410320 | Hides and skins: raw, of reptiles (fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split | $51.70M | 0.57% |
| 15 | 170113 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $50.47M | 0.55% |
| 16 | 260400 | Nickel ores and concentrates | $42.83M | 0.47% |
| 17 | 251611 | Granite: crude or roughly trimmed | $42.10M | 0.46% |
| 18 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $39.67M | 0.44% |
| 19 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $38.46M | 0.42% |
| 20 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $34.25M | 0.38% |
| 21 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $29.90M | 0.33% |
| 22 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $28.82M | 0.32% |
| 23 | 240130 | Tobacco refuse | $26.23M | 0.29% |
| 24 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $26.11M | 0.29% |
| 25 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $18.08M | 0.20% |
| 26 | 081040 | Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $16.97M | 0.19% |
| 27 | 080261 | Nuts, edible: macadamia, fresh or dried, in shell | $14.24M | 0.16% |
| 28 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $12.11M | 0.13% |
| 29 | 253010 | Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites: unexpanded | $11.30M | 0.12% |
| 30 | 261690 | Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $10.44M | 0.11% |
| 31 | 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $10.33M | 0.11% |
| 32 | 690740 | Finishing ceramics | $9.93M | 0.11% |
| 33 | 480810 | Paper and paperboard: corrugated, whether or not perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803 | $8.95M | 0.10% |
| 34 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $8.46M | 0.09% |
| 35 | 080440 | Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $8.44M | 0.09% |
| 36 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $8.12M | 0.09% |
| 37 | 070810 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled | $7.88M | 0.09% |
| 38 | 680293 | Granite: articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface) | $6.50M | 0.07% |
| 39 | 240311 | Tobacco: smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $6.45M | 0.07% |
| 40 | 732394 | Iron (excluding cast) or steel: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof, enamelled | $6.42M | 0.07% |
| 41 | 060319 | Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums or lillies | $6.36M | 0.07% |
| 42 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $6.27M | 0.07% |
| 43 | 251612 | Granite: merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | $5.46M | 0.06% |
| 44 | 200190 | Vegetable preparations: vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding cucumbers and gherkins) | $5.39M | 0.06% |
| 45 | 090421 | Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | $5.34M | 0.06% |
| 46 | 240110 | Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) | $4.78M | 0.05% |
| 47 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $4.60M | 0.05% |
| 48 | 440311 | Wood: coniferous species, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared: treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives | $4.50M | 0.05% |
| 49 | 190420 | Food preparations: obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals | $4.10M | 0.05% |
| 50 | 392390 | Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | $4.05M | 0.04% |
| 51 | 252020 | Plasters: (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders | $4.05M | 0.04% |
| 52 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $4.00M | 0.04% |
| 53 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $3.80M | 0.04% |
| 54 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $3.66M | 0.04% |
| 55 | 320120 | Tanning extracts of vegetable origin: wattle extract | $3.58M | 0.04% |
| 56 | 100510 | Cereals: maize (corn), seed | $3.55M | 0.04% |
| 57 | 080550 | Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $3.47M | 0.04% |
| 58 | 640411 | Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $3.18M | 0.03% |
| 59 | 080540 | Fruit, edible: grapefruit, including pomelos, fresh or dried | $3.15M | 0.03% |
| 60 | 680223 | Granite: articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | $3.02M | 0.03% |
| 61 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $3.02M | 0.03% |
| 62 | 640291 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, covering the ankle, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $2.93M | 0.03% |
| 63 | 230120 | Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $2.93M | 0.03% |
| 64 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $2.88M | 0.03% |
| 65 | 391723 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride | $2.72M | 0.03% |
| 66 | 200919 | Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $2.72M | 0.03% |
| 67 | 411390 | Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of animals (other than sheep and lambs, goats and kids, swine and reptiles), without wool or hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14 | $2.72M | 0.03% |
| 68 | 841830 | Freezers: of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacity | $2.70M | 0.03% |
| 69 | 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $2.60M | 0.03% |
| 70 | 970110 | Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 | $2.52M | 0.03% |
| 71 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.50M | 0.03% |
| 72 | 720410 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of cast iron | $2.49M | 0.03% |
| 73 | 120999 | Seeds: n.e.c. in heading 1209, of a kind used for sowing | $2.47M | 0.03% |
| 74 | 381590 | Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, unsupported, n.e.c. or included | $2.46M | 0.03% |
| 75 | 200989 | Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $2.45M | 0.03% |
| 76 | 480519 | Paper and paperboard: uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheets | $2.44M | 0.03% |
| 77 | 441192 | Fibreboard (other than MDF) of a density exceeding 0.8g/cm3, of wood or other ligneous materials, bonded or not with resins or other organic substances | $2.41M | 0.03% |
| 78 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $2.27M | 0.02% |
| 79 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.21M | 0.02% |
| 80 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.14M | 0.02% |
| 81 | 010511 | Poultry: live, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, weighing not more than 185g | $2.02M | 0.02% |
| 82 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $2.02M | 0.02% |
| 83 | 730830 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $1.97M | 0.02% |
| 84 | 901590 | Surveying equipment: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9015 | $1.96M | 0.02% |
| 85 | 230610 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of cotton seed oils | $1.96M | 0.02% |
| 86 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $1.85M | 0.02% |
| 87 | 851660 | Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) | $1.79M | 0.02% |
| 88 | 842482 | Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural, n.e.c. in heading 8424 | $1.79M | 0.02% |
| 89 | 620329 | Ensembles: men's or boys', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6203.2 (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.74M | 0.02% |
| 90 | 711292 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $1.73M | 0.02% |
| 91 | 040310 | Dairy produce: yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa | $1.66M | 0.02% |
| 92 | 620342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.65M | 0.02% |
| 93 | 640391 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $1.56M | 0.02% |
| 94 | 060210 | Plants, live: unrooted cuttings and slips | $1.55M | 0.02% |
| 95 | 090412 | Spices: pepper (of the genus piper), crushed or ground | $1.55M | 0.02% |
| 96 | 720390 | Ferrous products: spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $1.53M | 0.02% |
| 97 | 560790 | Twine, cordage, ropes, cables: of materials n.e.c. in heading no. 5607, whether or not plaited, braided or impregnated, coated, covered, or sheathed with rubber or plastics | $1.52M | 0.02% |
| 98 | 140420 | Vegetable products: cotton linters | $1.51M | 0.02% |
| 99 | 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $1.49M | 0.02% |
| 100 | 270600 | Tar: distilled from coal, lignite or peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars | $1.48M | 0.02% |