China Imports from Zambia was US$5.24 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from Zambia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.


China Imports from Zambia Value Year
Copper $4.85B 2024
Ores slag and ash $214.66M 2024
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $96.09M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $37.05M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $18.10M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $14.48M 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $4.03M 2024
Iron and steel $3.70M 2024
Aluminum $3.69M 2024
Cotton $762.17K 2024
Lead $496.79K 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $265.76K 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $95.55K 2024
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $39.42K 2024
Electrical, electronic equipment $30.43K 2024
Plastics $19.94K 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $13.19K 2024
Articles of iron or steel $10.03K 2024
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $9.77K 2024
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $7.17K 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $6.87K 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $4.25K 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $2.14K 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $2.1K 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $1.8K 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $1.54K 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $1.44K 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $1.24K 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $1.14K 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $895 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $854 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $607 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $495 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $484 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $297 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $177 2024
Clocks and watches $144 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $137 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $100 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $48 2024
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $1.85M 2023
Lac, gums, resins $238.98K 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $1.26K 2023
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $392 2023
Organic chemicals $364 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $356 2023
Glass and glassware $263 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $12.67K 2022
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $1.15K 2022
Headgear and $926 2022
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $70 2022
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $54 2022
Zinc $36 2022
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $21 2022
Rubbers $6 2021
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $16.25K 2020
Nickel $1.65M 2019
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $1.12K 2019
Live animals $5.22K 2018
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $110 2018
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $1.45K 2017
Ceramic products $570 2017
Products of animal origin $4.83K 2016
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $30 2013
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $52 2011
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $45 2010
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $12 2010




china Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 114.77 103.22 170.52 -61.99 USD Billion [+]
Current Account 1654.00 1637.76 1654.00 -522.52 USD Hundred Million [+]
Current Account to GDP 2.20 1.50 10.10 -3.70 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 210.41 212.88 369.43 1.39 USD Billion [+]
Exports 325.18 316.10 539.94 1.25 USD Billion [+]
External Debt 24198.00 24475.00 27465.60 158.28 USD Hundred Million [+]
Terms of Trade 99.50 95.90 119.65 81.75 points [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 498.80 320.80 1891.30 18.32 USD Hundred Million [+]
Capital Flows -1656.00 -1873.16 759.97 -1873.16 USD Hundred Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 2694.00 1378.38 4294.30 0.00 Tens of Thousands [+]
Gold Reserves 2292.31 2279.56 2292.31 395.01 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 4500.00 4340.00 4500.00 1012.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Freight Traffic Railway 439.75 427.69 807.90 91.00 Millions Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Civil Aviation 860.00 800.00 1430.00 6.00 Thousands Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Waterways 869.83 858.55 1453.34 12.00 Millions Ton [+]
Direct Investment Liabilities 145.22 340.56 1072.06 -149.73 USD Hundred Million [+]
Freight Traffic Highways 3680.93 3745.75 6000.00 32.00 Millions Ton [+]
Current Account Goods 2376.00 2498.22 2498.22 -24.81 USD Hundred Million [+]
Freight Traffic 4991.36 5032.79 8027.31 190.00 Millions Ton [+]
Electric Car Exports 188497.00 198483.00 198483.00 1006.00 [+]
Imports YoY 1.10 -3.40 85.50 -43.10 percent [+]
Current Account Services -593.00 -474.44 46.69 -808.60 USD Hundred Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment YoY -13.20 -10.90 109.78 -32.60 percent [+]
Exports YoY 5.80 4.80 154.60 -40.60 percent [+]
Auto Exports 591220.00 525269.00 591220.00 37328.00 [+]
Terrorism Index 1.86 0.58 6.68 0.00 Points [+]
Weapons Sales 1131.00 2982.00 2982.00 3.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]