Country Profile Zimbabwe
- 1.925 Billion
- GDP in USD
- 11,392,629
- Population
- 390,757
- Area in km2
- ZW / 263
- Country/Dial Code
Background:
The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 1997 and intensified after 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. In April 2005, the capital city of Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. President MUGABE in June 2007 instituted price controls on all basic commodities causing panic buying and leaving store shelves empty for months; a period of increasing hyperinflation ensued. General elections held in March 2008 contained irregularities but still amounted to a censure of the ZANU-PF-led government with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. MDC-T opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential polls, but not enough to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off election in late June 2008, considerable violence enacted against opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI from the ballot. Extensive evidence of violence and intimidation resulted in international condemnation of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing 'government of national unity,' in which MUGABE remained president and TSVANGIRAI became prime minister, were finally settled in February 2009, although the leaders failed to agree upon many key outstanding governmental issues. MUGABE was reelected president in June 2013 in balloting that was severely flawed and internationally condemned. As a prerequisite to holding the elections, Zimbabwe enacted a new constitution by referendum, although many provisions in the new constitution have yet to be codified in law.
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Background:
The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 1997 and intensified after 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. In April 2005, the capital city of Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. President MUGABE in June 2007 instituted price controls on all basic commodities causing panic buying and leaving store shelves empty for months; a period of increasing hyperinflation ensued. General elections held in March 2008 contained irregularities but still amounted to a censure of the ZANU-PF-led government with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. MDC-T opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential polls, but not enough to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off election in late June 2008, considerable violence enacted against opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI from the ballot. Extensive evidence of violence and intimidation resulted in international condemnation of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing 'government of national unity,' in which MUGABE remained president and TSVANGIRAI became prime minister, were finally settled in February 2009, although the leaders failed to agree upon many key outstanding governmental issues. MUGABE was reelected president in June 2013 in balloting that was severely flawed and internationally condemned. As a prerequisite to holding the elections, Zimbabwe enacted a new constitution by referendum, although many provisions in the new constitution have yet to be codified in law.
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe
conventional short form: Zimbabwe
former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
type:
parliamentary democracy
Capital:
name: Harare
geographic coordinates: 17 49 S, 31 02 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands
Independence:
18 April 1980 (from the UK)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 18 April (1980)
Constitution:
previous 1979; latest approved by referendum 16 March 2013, approved by Parliament 9 May 2013 (2013)
Legal system:
mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law
International law organization participation:
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Vice President Joice MUJURU (since 6 December 2004)
head of government: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987) note - according to the new constitution, following the 31 July 2013 presidential elections the position of Prime Minister was abolished
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; responsible to the House of Assembly
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elections: presidential candidates nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least one from each province) and elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits); elections last held on 31 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018); co-vice presidents drawn from party leadership
election results: Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president; percent of vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE 61.1%, Morgan TSVANGIRAI 34.4%, Welshman NCUBE 2.7% other 1.8%; note - the election process was considered flawed and roundly criticised by election monitors and international bodies; both the AU and the SADC endoresed the results of the election with some concerns
Legislative branch:
bicameral Parliament consists of a Senate (80 seats - 60 members elected by popular vote for a five-year term, 18 traditional chiefs elected by the Council of Chiefs and 2 seats reserved for people with disabilities) and a House of Assembly (270 seats - members elected by popular vote for five-year terms and 60 seats reserved for women who are identified by their parties and nominated by proportional representation)
elections: last held on 31 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 37 MD-T 21, MDC-N 2, chiefs 18, people with disabilities 2; House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 197, MDC-T 70, MDC-N 2, independent 1
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 4 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, an independent body consisting of the chief justice, Public Service Commission chairman, attorney general, and 2-3 members appointed by the president; judges normally serve until age 65, but can elect to serve until age 70
subordinate courts: High Court, regional magistrate courts, and special courts
Political parties and leaders:
African National Party or ANP [Egypt DZINEMUNHENZVA]
Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai or MDC-T [Morgan TSVANGIRAI]
Movement for Democratic Change - Ncube or MDC-N [Welshman NCUBE]
Peace Action is Freedom for All or PAFA
United Parties [Abel MUZOREWA]
United People's Party or UPP [Daniel SHUMBA]
Zimbabwe African National Union-Ndonga or ZANU-Ndonga [Wilson KUMBULA]
Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF [Robert Gabriel MUGABE]
Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU [Dumiso DABENGWA]
Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance or ZIYA
Political pressure groups and leaders:
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
National Constitutional Assembly or NCA [Lovemore MADHUKU]
Women of Zimbabwe Arise or WOZA [Jenni WILLIAMS]
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions or ZCTU [Wellington CHIBEBE]
International organization participation:
ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Richard CHIBUWE (since April 2014)
chancery: 1608 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 332-7100
FAX: [1] (202) 483-9326
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador David Bruce WHARTON (since 15 November 2012)
embassy: 172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare
mailing address: P. O. Box 3340, Harare
telephone: [263] (4) 250-593 through 250-594
FAX: [263] (4) 796-488, or 722-618
Flag description:
seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird representing the long history of the country is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green represents agriculture, yellow mineral wealth, red the blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands for the native people
National symbol(s):
Zimbabwe bird symbol, African fish eagle, flame lily
National anthem:
name: 'Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe' [Northern Ndebele language] 'Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe' [Shona] (Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe)
lyrics/music: Solomon MUTSWAIRO/Fred Lecture CHANGUNDEGA
note: adopted 1994
Location:
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Geographic coordinates:
20 00 S, 30 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total: 390,757 sq km
country comparison to the world: 61
land: 386,847 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than Montana
Land boundaries:
total: 3,066 km
border countries: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate:
tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
Terrain:
mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save Rivers 162 m
highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m
Natural resources:
coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
Land use:
arable land: 10.49%
permanent crops: 0.31%
other: 89.2% (2011)
Irrigated land:
1,735 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
20 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 4.21 cu km/yr (14%/7%/79%)
per capita: 333.5 cu m/yr (2002)
Natural hazards:
recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
Environment - current issues:
deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world's largest curtain of falling water; Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world's largest reservoir by volume (180 cu km; 43 cu mi)
Nationality:
noun: Zimbabwean(s)
adjective: Zimbabwean
Ethnic groups:
African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%
Languages:
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Religions:
syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Population:
13,771,721
country comparison to the world: 72
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2014 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 38.4% (male 2,670,642/female 2,615,440)
15-24 years: 22.1% (male 1,527,964/female 1,520,255)
25-54 years: 32.3% (male 2,298,355/female 2,153,659)
55-64 years: 3.6% (male 180,554/female 318,410)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 193,385/female 293,057) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:
Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 74.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 68.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.7 %
potential support ratio: 14.9 (2014 est.)
Median age:
total: 20.2 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 20.4 years (2014 est.)
Population growth rate:
4.36% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
Birth rate:
32.47 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
Death rate:
10.62 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
Net migration rate:
21.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: 3
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2014 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 38.6% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
HARARE (capital) 1.542 million (2011)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth:
20.5
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010-11 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
570 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 15
Infant mortality rate:
total: 26.55 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 70
male: 28.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 55.68 years
country comparison to the world: 204
male: 55.4 years
female: 55.97 years (2014 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.56 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
Contraceptive prevalence rate:
58.5% (2010/11)
Physicians density:
0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
Hospital bed density:
1.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)
Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 97.3% of population
rural: 68.7% of population
total: 79.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.7% of population
rural: 31.3% of population
total: 20.1% of population (2012 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 51.6% of population
rural: 32.4% of population
total: 39.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 48.4% of population
rural: 67.6% of population
total: 60.1% of population (2012 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
14.7% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
1,368,100 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
39,500 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2013)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
7% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 143
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
10.1% (2011)
country comparison to the world: 69
Education expenditures:
2.5% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 155
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 83.6%
male: 87.8%
female: 80.1% (2011 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2003)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total: 7.6%
country comparison to the world: 125
male: 7.6%
female: 7.6% (2004)
Economy - overview:
Zimbabwe's economy is growing despite continuing political uncertainty. Following a decade of contraction from 1998 to 2008, Zimbabwe's economy recorded real growth of roughly 10% per year in 2010-11, before slowing in 2012-13 due poor harvests and low diamond revenues. The government of Zimbabwe faces a number of difficult economic problems, including infrastructure and regulatory deficiencies, ongoing indigenization pressure, policy uncertainty, a large external debt burden, and insufficient formal employment. Until early 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. Dollarization in early 2009 - which allowed currencies such as the Botswana pula, the South Africa rand, and the US dollar to be used locally - ended hyperinflation and reduced inflation below 10% per year, but exposed structural weaknesses that continue to inhibit broad-based growth.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$7.496 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
$7.265 billion (2012 est.)
$6.957 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
$10.48 billion (2013 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
3.2% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
4.4% (2012 est.)
10.6% (2011 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$600 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 227
$600 (2012 est.)
$500 (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 68.5%
government consumption: 30.4%
investment in fixed capital: 22.2%
exports of goods and services: 68.4%
imports of goods and services: -89.4%
(2013 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 20.1%
industry: 25.4%
services: 54.5% (2013 est.)
Agriculture - products:
corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs
Industries:
mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, diamonds, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages
Industrial production growth rate:
3.7% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
Labor force:
3.939 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 66%
industry: 10%
services: 24% (1996)
Unemployment rate:
95% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 203
80% (2005 est.)
note: figures include unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable
Population below poverty line:
68% (2004)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 40.4% (1995)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
50.1 (2006)
country comparison to the world: 21
50.1 (1995)
Budget:
revenues: $NA
expenditures: $NA (2013 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
NA% of GDP
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
NA% of GDP
Public debt:
202.4% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
244.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
8.5% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 199
8.2% (2012 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
7.17% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
975% (31 December 2007)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
28% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
30% (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of narrow money:
$23.03 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
$12.27 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
note: Zimbabwe's central bank no longer publishes data on monetary aggregates, except for bank deposits, which amounted to $2.1 billion in November 2010; the Zimbabwe dollar stopped circulating in early 2009; since then, the US dollar and South African rand have been the most frequently used currencies; there are no reliable estimates of the amount of foreign currency circulating in Zimbabwe
Stock of broad money:
$22.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
$47.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
$14.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
$9.844 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
$10.9 billion (31 December 2011)
$11.48 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Current account balance:
-$576 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
-$416.5 million (2012 est.)
Exports:
$3.144 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
$3.314 billion (2012 est.)
Exports - commodities:
platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
Exports - partners:
China 21.1%, South Africa 15.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.1%, Botswana 10.8%, Italy 4.6% (2012)
Imports:
$4.571 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
$4.569 billion (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products
Imports - partners:
South Africa 51.9%, China 10% (2012)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$437 million (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
$575.6 million (31 December 2012 est.)
Debt - external:
$8.445 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
$8.765 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$NA
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$NA
Exchange rates:
Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar -
234.25 (2010)
234.25 (2009)
9,686.8 (2007)
note: the dollar was adopted as a legal currency in 2009; since then the Zimbabwean dollar has experienced hyperinflation and is essentially worthless
Telephones - main lines in use:
301,600 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 117
Telephones - mobile cellular:
12.614 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 69
Telephone system:
general assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones
international: country code - 263; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 2 international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru) (2010)
Broadcast media:
government owns all local radio and TV stations; foreign shortwave broadcasts and satellite TV are available to those who can afford antennas and receivers; in rural areas, access to TV broadcasts is extremely limited (2007)
Internet country code:
.zw
Internet hosts:
30,615 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 108
Internet users:
1.423 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 84
Airports:
196 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 29
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 17
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 179
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 104
under 914 m:
72 (2013)
Pipelines:
refined products 270 km (2013)
Railways:
total: 3,427 km
country comparison to the world: 51
narrow gauge: 3,427 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2008)
Roadways:
total: 97,267 km
country comparison to the world: 47
paved: 18,481 km
unpaved: 78,786 km (2002)
Waterways:
(some navigation possible on Lake Kariba) (2011)
Ports and terminals:
river port(s): Binga, Kariba (Zambezi)
Electricity - production:
7.808 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
Electricity - consumption:
12.57 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
Electricity - exports:
56 million kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
Electricity - imports:
5.338 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
2.035 million kW (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
66.6% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
33.4% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
Crude oil - production:
120 bbl/day (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
Crude oil - exports:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
Crude oil - imports:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
Crude oil - proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
Refined petroleum products - production:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
19,030 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
Refined petroleum products - exports:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
Refined petroleum products - imports:
13,290 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
Natural gas - proved reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
8.875 million Mt (2011 est.)
Realistic Export Opportunies
Source: TRADE Decision Support Model
A total of 318 Realistic Export Opportunities (REOs) from South Africa to Zimbabwe are identified based on the North-West University’s (South Africa) TRADE Decision Support Model (DSM).
The methodology is a very useful instrument to identify market opportunities globally for one’s product and also provides a good reference for one to be able to prioritise marketing efforts based on the value and size of these opportunities.
The TRADE-DSM Navigator provides sound information that companies are able to use in developing their export marketing strategy and forms the basis and guidance for further research should this be required.
In total 318 of the products associated with import demand are identified as realistic export opportunities. The relative 'untapped' potential of the market opportunity is shown in the chart below:
A total 'untapped' potential from South Africa's perspective of approximately 0.05 (in million US dollar terms) based on the average value of the top 6 supplying countries (excluding South Africa) are associated with these specific product export opportunities.
The highest number of identified opportunities are associated with the economic sector of
Basic iron & steel (351) .
Not all sectors will be present, as not all economic sectors (some of which are based on economic activity while the REOs are based on traded products) are relevant for all products. However, various other sectors also do exhibit potential.
While the above examples are based on high level economic sectors, the information is available at a much more granular level on the HS 6-digit tariff code level. To demonstrate the following example of a product description is provided:
HS CHAPTER 84:
NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF
Sub-heading 84.27:
Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment:
HS 6-digit product code 8427.10:
Self-propelled trucks powered by an electric motor.
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Trade Leads
Source: DTI Trade Lead Bulletins
Ref | Date Received | Officials Details | Nature of Enquiry |
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Ref | Date Received | Officials Details | Nature of Enquiry |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 3,157,201,525.00 |
2 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 385,998,673.00 |
3 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 286,370,356.00 |
4 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 279,676,676.00 |
5 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 271,143,271.00 |
6 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 239,592,220.00 |
7 | Cereals | 10 | R 168,982,681.00 |
8 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 158,410,544.00 |
9 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 147,461,429.00 |
10 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 137,290,388.00 |
11 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 120,907,850.00 |
12 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 111,114,490.00 |
13 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 81,647,836.00 |
14 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 59,481,762.00 |
15 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 57,273,362.00 |
16 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 56,825,662.00 |
17 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 56,813,149.00 |
18 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 51,883,907.00 |
19 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 36,764,283.00 |
20 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 30,065,022.00 |
21 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 26,581,734.00 |
22 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 24,004,347.00 |
23 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 23,999,103.00 |
24 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 22,245,905.00 |
25 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 19,372,217.00 |
26 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 18,654,364.00 |
27 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 18,168,072.00 |
28 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 17,880,518.00 |
29 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 14,897,964.00 |
30 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 14,512,056.00 |
31 | Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc | 36 | R 14,476,449.00 |
32 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 14,202,571.00 |
33 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 13,693,195.00 |
34 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 13,133,586.00 |
35 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 12,687,907.00 |
36 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 12,374,951.00 |
37 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 12,136,976.00 |
38 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 11,693,604.00 |
39 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 11,565,702.00 |
40 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 10,867,094.00 |
41 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 10,469,832.00 |
42 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 9,594,280.00 |
43 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 9,260,122.00 |
44 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 7,263,306.00 |
45 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 7,000,119.00 |
46 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 88 | R 6,564,585.00 |
47 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 6,258,610.00 |
48 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 5,214,369.00 |
49 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 4,538,683.00 |
50 | Cotton | 52 | R 2,641,636.00 |
51 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 2,295,585.00 |
52 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 2,084,664.00 |
53 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 2,060,458.00 |
54 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 2,059,463.00 |
55 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 1,988,078.00 |
56 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 1,917,772.00 |
57 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 1,380,695.00 |
58 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 1,102,697.00 |
59 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 914,788.00 |
60 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 857,462.00 |
61 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 739,991.00 |
62 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 733,495.00 |
63 | Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc | 71 | R 681,708.00 |
64 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 593,886.00 |
65 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 484,080.00 |
66 | Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques | 97 | R 451,626.00 |
67 | Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes | 14 | R 433,234.00 |
68 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 411,577.00 |
69 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 403,550.00 |
70 | Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc | 06 | R 313,000.00 |
71 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 262,003.00 |
72 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes | 13 | R 258,107.00 |
73 | Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof | 51 | R 198,571.00 |
74 | Lead and articles thereof | 78 | R 145,915.00 |
75 | Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes | 16 | R 125,306.00 |
76 | Products of animal origin, nes | 05 | R 120,335.00 |
77 | Knitted or crocheted fabric | 60 | R 92,042.00 |
78 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 90,000.00 |
79 | Ores, slag and ash | 26 | R 86,880.00 |
80 | Live animals | 01 | R 84,000.00 |
81 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 41 | R 75,409.00 |
82 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 92 | R 41,057.00 |
83 | Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair | 67 | R 18,415.00 |
84 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 15,436.00 |
85 | Nickel and articles thereof | 75 | R 8,340.00 |
86 | Zinc and articles thereof | 79 | R 7,359.00 |
87 | Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric | 53 | R 5,925.00 |
88 | Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. | 46 | R 1,198.00 |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 3,614,432,105.00 |
2 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 399,107,446.00 |
3 | Cereals | 10 | R 396,070,278.00 |
4 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 371,750,528.00 |
5 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 299,257,497.00 |
6 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 276,944,910.00 |
7 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 240,174,095.00 |
8 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 224,572,367.00 |
9 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 179,247,937.00 |
10 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 132,126,705.00 |
11 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 115,283,469.00 |
12 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 82,434,003.00 |
13 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 73,121,334.00 |
14 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 70,396,848.00 |
15 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 67,536,176.00 |
16 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 51,540,768.00 |
17 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 50,150,171.00 |
18 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 48,148,276.00 |
19 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 40,634,388.00 |
20 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 35,758,841.00 |
21 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 35,519,619.00 |
22 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 27,920,487.00 |
23 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 27,657,145.00 |
24 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 25,503,875.00 |
25 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 25,477,587.00 |
26 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 19,744,644.00 |
27 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 19,422,674.00 |
28 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 17,176,146.00 |
29 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 16,280,339.00 |
30 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 16,025,346.00 |
31 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 15,934,229.00 |
32 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 15,450,322.00 |
33 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 14,908,009.00 |
34 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 14,580,636.00 |
35 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 14,062,345.00 |
36 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 13,906,994.00 |
37 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 13,714,547.00 |
38 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 12,996,187.00 |
39 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 10,101,956.00 |
40 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 10,044,721.00 |
41 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 9,155,195.00 |
42 | Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc | 36 | R 8,655,911.00 |
43 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 8,419,614.00 |
44 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 7,297,230.00 |
45 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 6,410,104.00 |
46 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 6,385,079.00 |
47 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 6,137,155.00 |
48 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 5,186,846.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 4,123,908.00 |
50 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 3,124,083.00 |
51 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 2,977,633.00 |
52 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 2,651,707.00 |
53 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 2,383,291.00 |
54 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 2,305,950.00 |
55 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 2,253,865.00 |
56 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 41 | R 2,123,696.00 |
57 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 2,034,934.00 |
58 | Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc | 71 | R 1,884,158.00 |
59 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 88 | R 1,603,246.00 |
60 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 966,940.00 |
61 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 918,028.00 |
62 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 748,507.00 |
63 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 712,719.00 |
64 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 593,101.00 |
65 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 581,200.00 |
66 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 558,965.00 |
67 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 92 | R 547,266.00 |
68 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 499,737.00 |
69 | Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof | 51 | R 466,461.00 |
70 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 368,340.00 |
71 | Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques | 97 | R 303,279.00 |
72 | Silk | 50 | R 300,238.00 |
73 | Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes | 16 | R 295,496.00 |
74 | Live animals | 01 | R 200,400.00 |
75 | Knitted or crocheted fabric | 60 | R 150,200.00 |
76 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 124,497.00 |
77 | Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. | 46 | R 123,026.00 |
78 | Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes | 14 | R 95,269.00 |
79 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 34,854.00 |
80 | Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair | 67 | R 28,093.00 |
81 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes | 13 | R 6,250.00 |
82 | Zinc and articles thereof | 79 | R 4,000.00 |
83 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes | 03 | R 3,900.00 |
84 | Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof | 43 | R 3,192.00 |
85 | Tin and articles thereof | 80 | R 697.00 |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 3,480,175,128.00 |
2 | Cereals | 10 | R 417,530,832.00 |
3 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 402,213,578.00 |
4 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 320,335,268.00 |
5 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 305,814,705.00 |
6 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 258,899,924.00 |
7 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 220,556,345.00 |
8 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 214,211,208.00 |
9 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 171,680,181.00 |
10 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 142,604,938.00 |
11 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 83,413,059.00 |
12 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 75,082,344.00 |
13 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 72,668,984.00 |
14 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 71,681,060.00 |
15 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 56,695,756.00 |
16 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 53,876,535.00 |
17 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 42,515,977.00 |
18 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 42,245,707.00 |
19 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 36,380,124.00 |
20 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 32,757,358.00 |
21 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 30,113,697.00 |
22 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 29,054,645.00 |
23 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 27,256,491.00 |
24 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 23,483,501.00 |
25 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 20,661,438.00 |
26 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 19,816,612.00 |
27 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 19,454,877.00 |
28 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 18,724,216.00 |
29 | Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc | 36 | R 17,876,123.00 |
30 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 15,370,662.00 |
31 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 15,203,490.00 |
32 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 14,992,070.00 |
33 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 13,523,964.00 |
34 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 13,381,375.00 |
35 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 12,349,284.00 |
36 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 12,276,259.00 |
37 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 11,684,290.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 10,768,838.00 |
39 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 10,579,174.00 |
40 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 9,451,866.00 |
41 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 9,449,293.00 |
42 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 9,436,467.00 |
43 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 9,205,397.00 |
44 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 9,048,925.00 |
45 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 8,896,053.00 |
46 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 8,090,806.00 |
47 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 5,860,782.00 |
48 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 5,347,648.00 |
49 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 4,851,807.00 |
50 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 4,674,494.00 |
51 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 4,592,902.00 |
52 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 4,251,116.00 |
53 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 3,098,578.00 |
54 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 2,793,002.00 |
55 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 2,633,110.00 |
56 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 2,322,971.00 |
57 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 41 | R 2,197,769.00 |
58 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 1,851,217.00 |
59 | Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc | 71 | R 1,845,924.00 |
60 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 1,326,283.00 |
61 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 1,323,784.00 |
62 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 1,299,005.00 |
63 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 1,173,850.00 |
64 | Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes | 16 | R 1,069,641.00 |
65 | Cotton | 52 | R 939,930.00 |
66 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 88 | R 775,060.00 |
67 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 718,960.00 |
68 | Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof | 51 | R 659,883.00 |
69 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 645,244.00 |
70 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 511,257.00 |
71 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 92 | R 500,375.00 |
72 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 429,586.00 |
73 | Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. | 46 | R 188,290.00 |
74 | Zinc and articles thereof | 79 | R 186,160.00 |
75 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 173,295.00 |
76 | Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc | 47 | R 135,950.00 |
77 | Live animals | 01 | R 125,000.00 |
78 | Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair | 67 | R 121,826.00 |
79 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 102,427.00 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 80 | R 68,010.00 |
81 | Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric | 53 | R 16,268.00 |
82 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes | 13 | R 12,800.00 |
83 | Knitted or crocheted fabric | 60 | R 11,596.00 |
84 | Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof | 43 | R 7,382.00 |
85 | Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques | 97 | R 6,056.00 |
86 | Silk | 50 | R 4,060.00 |
87 | Cork and articles of cork | 45 | R 3,067.00 |
88 | Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc | 06 | R 1,694.00 |
89 | Ores, slag and ash | 26 | R 1,508.00 |
90 | Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof | 81 | R 1,505.00 |
91 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes | 03 | R 360.00 |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 2,899,514,805.00 |
2 | Cereals | 10 | R 308,869,111.00 |
3 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 303,912,720.00 |
4 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 245,665,527.00 |
5 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 225,511,106.00 |
6 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 209,182,293.00 |
7 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 193,028,175.00 |
8 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 132,974,725.00 |
9 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 122,141,342.00 |
10 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 119,536,937.00 |
11 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 105,646,221.00 |
12 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 86,226,765.00 |
13 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 80,418,618.00 |
14 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 67,556,805.00 |
15 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 56,551,572.00 |
16 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 55,659,045.00 |
17 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 44,284,299.00 |
18 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 40,540,103.00 |
19 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 27,577,746.00 |
20 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 27,061,900.00 |
21 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 27,008,759.00 |
22 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 23,794,528.00 |
23 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 23,586,542.00 |
24 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 23,391,271.00 |
25 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 23,214,772.00 |
26 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 21,548,498.00 |
27 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 20,803,225.00 |
28 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 19,884,767.00 |
29 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 18,751,621.00 |
30 | Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc | 36 | R 14,998,486.00 |
31 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 14,772,834.00 |
32 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 14,702,955.00 |
33 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 13,007,965.00 |
34 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 12,696,713.00 |
35 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 11,887,298.00 |
36 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 11,487,611.00 |
37 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 11,248,630.00 |
38 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 10,755,555.00 |
39 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 10,629,522.00 |
40 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 10,457,115.00 |
41 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 8,602,819.00 |
42 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 8,586,258.00 |
43 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 8,026,043.00 |
44 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 7,992,963.00 |
45 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 7,142,628.00 |
46 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 7,012,313.00 |
47 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 6,552,602.00 |
48 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 5,856,403.00 |
49 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 5,153,883.00 |
50 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 5,127,819.00 |
51 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 4,962,003.00 |
52 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 4,684,800.00 |
53 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 3,747,586.00 |
54 | Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes | 16 | R 3,090,401.00 |
55 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 2,931,611.00 |
56 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 2,430,601.00 |
57 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 2,349,220.00 |
58 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 2,098,187.00 |
59 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 1,924,786.00 |
60 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 1,751,181.00 |
61 | Cotton | 52 | R 1,570,914.00 |
62 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 1,268,201.00 |
63 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 92 | R 1,249,494.00 |
64 | Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof | 51 | R 725,059.00 |
65 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 651,281.00 |
66 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 541,148.00 |
67 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 396,961.00 |
68 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 375,679.00 |
69 | Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. | 46 | R 305,358.00 |
70 | Tin and articles thereof | 80 | R 220,659.00 |
71 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 199,732.00 |
72 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 192,534.00 |
73 | Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes | 14 | R 164,866.00 |
74 | Ores, slag and ash | 26 | R 119,624.00 |
75 | Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc | 71 | R 111,434.00 |
76 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 109,045.00 |
77 | Knitted or crocheted fabric | 60 | R 80,749.00 |
78 | Silk | 50 | R 75,000.00 |
79 | Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques | 97 | R 37,339.00 |
80 | Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric | 53 | R 31,170.00 |
81 | Cork and articles of cork | 45 | R 21,144.00 |
82 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 88 | R 15,135.00 |
83 | Nickel and articles thereof | 75 | R 13,356.00 |
84 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 41 | R 12,924.00 |
85 | Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof | 43 | R 12,812.00 |
86 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes | 03 | R 11,703.00 |
87 | Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc | 47 | R 2,700.00 |
88 | Live animals | 01 | R 1,000.00 |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 2,899,497,217.00 |
2 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 374,906,963.00 |
3 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 292,829,324.00 |
4 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 261,089,192.00 |
5 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 241,932,366.00 |
6 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 197,367,336.00 |
7 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 171,437,231.00 |
8 | Cereals | 10 | R 161,375,695.00 |
9 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 129,054,837.00 |
10 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 105,494,752.00 |
11 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 90,857,547.00 |
12 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 73,988,960.00 |
13 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 73,549,929.00 |
14 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 51,863,277.00 |
15 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 49,389,609.00 |
16 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 47,594,434.00 |
17 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 43,267,070.00 |
18 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 40,184,305.00 |
19 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 34,479,472.00 |
20 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 33,801,960.00 |
21 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 31,668,927.00 |
22 | Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc | 36 | R 29,140,567.00 |
23 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 20,577,899.00 |
24 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 20,188,042.00 |
25 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 19,803,455.00 |
26 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 17,248,289.00 |
27 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 16,346,282.00 |
28 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 15,596,469.00 |
29 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 14,766,078.00 |
30 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 14,488,543.00 |
31 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 14,456,378.00 |
32 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 13,794,573.00 |
33 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 13,599,952.00 |
34 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 13,346,105.00 |
35 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 12,213,532.00 |
36 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 10,987,144.00 |
37 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 10,981,088.00 |
38 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 10,451,765.00 |
39 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 9,043,540.00 |
40 | Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes | 16 | R 8,565,383.00 |
41 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 7,854,998.00 |
42 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 7,387,868.00 |
43 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 7,348,104.00 |
44 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 7,130,369.00 |
45 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 6,867,166.00 |
46 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 6,456,564.00 |
47 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 5,237,528.00 |
48 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 5,225,957.00 |
49 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 5,107,549.00 |
50 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 4,649,342.00 |
51 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 4,620,146.00 |
52 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 3,552,526.00 |
53 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 3,412,386.00 |
54 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 3,212,964.00 |
55 | Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric | 53 | R 3,125,395.00 |
56 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 3,073,623.00 |
57 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 2,981,420.00 |
58 | Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc | 47 | R 2,715,022.00 |
59 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 2,411,862.00 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabric | 60 | R 2,280,532.00 |
61 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 2,239,682.00 |
62 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 1,687,857.00 |
63 | Cotton | 52 | R 1,065,769.00 |
64 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 965,853.00 |
65 | Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof | 51 | R 872,705.00 |
66 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 832,869.00 |
67 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 812,793.00 |
68 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 92 | R 699,592.00 |
69 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes | 03 | R 630,620.00 |
70 | Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof | 43 | R 602,810.00 |
71 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 532,564.00 |
72 | Live animals | 01 | R 337,886.00 |
73 | Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes | 14 | R 235,393.00 |
74 | Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques | 97 | R 206,476.00 |
75 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 197,813.00 |
76 | Silk | 50 | R 169,210.00 |
77 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 41 | R 153,449.00 |
78 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 131,582.00 |
79 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 88 | R 130,000.00 |
80 | Products of animal origin, nes | 05 | R 125,183.00 |
81 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 120,023.00 |
82 | Tin and articles thereof | 80 | R 115,012.00 |
83 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes | 13 | R 66,073.00 |
84 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 52,247.00 |
85 | Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc | 71 | R 50,201.00 |
86 | Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. | 46 | R 32,530.00 |
87 | Ores, slag and ash | 26 | R 28,960.00 |
88 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 21,404.00 |
89 | Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof | 81 | R 1,070.00 |
# | Description | Chapter | Amount |
Trade Blocs
Zimbabwe belongs to the following Trade Blocs
Ports of entry and Airports
Port Name | Code |
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Bata | BAT |
Buffalo Range | BFO |
Bulawayo | BUQ |
Bumi Hills | BZH |
Chipinge | CHJ |
Gweru | GWE |
Harare | HRE |
Hwange | WKI |
Hwange Nat Park | HWN |
Kariba | KAB |
Kwekwe | KWE |
Mahenye | MJW |
Masvingo | MVZ |
Mutare | UTA |
Victoria Falls | VFA |
Port Name | Code |
Airport Name | City | IATA Code |
---|---|---|
Buffalo Range | Chiredzi | BFO |
Charles Prince | Harare | |
Gweru Thornhill | Gwert | GWE |
Harare Intl | Harare | HRE |
Hwange National Park | Hwange National Park | WKM |
J M Nkomo Intl | Bulawayo | BUQ |
Kariba Intl | Kariba | KAB |
Linkwasha Airfield | Hwange National Park | |
Masvingo Intl | Masvingo | MVZ |
Mutare | Mutare | |
Mutoko | Mutoko | |
Shearwater Heliport | Victoria Falls | |
Spray View Airport | Spray View | |
Victoria Falls Intl | Victoria Falls | VFA |
Zvishavane | Zvishavane | |
Airport Name | City | IATA Code |
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