Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)

Zambia
2.7%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.9%
in 2024
Zambia rank
99th
Zimbabwe rank
97th

Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
010203040196619952024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zambia ahead.

Zambia ranks 99th and Zimbabwe ranks 97th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 2.1% 1.3% 0.8% Zambia
2000s 1.2% 5.3% 4.1% Zimbabwe
2010s 1.1% 1.2% 0.0% Zimbabwe
2020s 2.6% 2.3% 0.3% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel exports, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel exports between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
0.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for fuel exports?
Zambia ranks 99th and Zimbabwe ranks 97th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 9,610 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.