Mozambique vs Zambia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Mozambique
10.09 billion current US$
in 2023
Zambia
10.12 billion current US$
in 2023
Mozambique rank
112th
Zambia rank
111th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 10.12 billion current US$ against 10.09 billion current US$ in Mozambique, a difference of 34.70 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Mozambique ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 111th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 200.75 million current US$ 355.65 million current US$ 154.90 million current US$ Zambia
1970s 363.65 million current US$ 623.74 million current US$ 260.09 million current US$ Zambia
1980s 627.89 million current US$ 786.95 million current US$ 159.05 million current US$ Zambia
1990s 846.22 million current US$ 818.80 million current US$ 27.42 million current US$ Mozambique
2000s 2.05 billion current US$ 2.55 billion current US$ 492.84 million current US$ Zambia
2010s 6.89 billion current US$ 8.14 billion current US$ 1.25 billion current US$ Zambia
2020s 10.00 billion current US$ 7.90 billion current US$ 2.11 billion current US$ Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Mozambique or Zambia?
Zambia, at 10.12 billion current US$ against 10.09 billion current US$ in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Mozambique and Zambia?
34.70 million current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Mozambique ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 111th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.