Mineral commodities account for about 90% of exports, led by copper and cobalt. Other export commodities include zinc, lead, and tobacco. Leading imports are machinery, transportation equipment, foodstuffs, fuels, petroleum products, electricity, and fertilizer.
Principal trading partners in 2000 (in millions of US dollars) were as follows:
COUNTRY | EXPORTS | IMPORTS | BALANCE |
South Africa | 1,376 | 2,264 | -888 |
United Kingdom | 441 | 283 | 158 |
Malawi | 241 | n.a. | n.a. |
Switzerland | 219 | 15 | 204 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo 142 | 8 | 134 | |
Italy | 84 | 22 | 62 |
Tanzania | 78 | 193 | -115 |
Zimbabwe | 57 | 296 | -239 |
India | 34 | 230 | -196 |
United States | 34 | 171 | -137 |
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