Mozambique has become
Zimbabwe’s second-largest
regional trading partner after
South Africa.
In the first 10 months
of 2015 Mozambique
accounted for 18% of
Zimbabwean exports,
according to ZimTrade,
the Zimbabwean trade
facilitation body.
In 2015
Mozambique and
Zimbabwe signed
a trade facilitation
agreement in
terms of which
goods originating
from Zimbabwe enter
Mozambique duty-free.
This is in addition
to the concessions as
members of the Southern
African Development
Community (SADC).
Zimbabwe, which
enjoys a trade surplus with
Mozambique, exported goods
and services such as mining
equipment, agricultural
produce, building and
construction material.
ZimStat (Zimbabwe
National Statistics Agency)
data shows that in the
first nine months
to October of 2015
Zimbabwe exported
about $365 million
worth of goods to
Mozambique.
There has been
consistent growth
in trade between
the two countries,
which was worth
US$725m in 2014
compared to US$570m
in 2013.
While Zimbabwe’s
exports to Mozambique
increased to US$577m
in 2014 from US$369m in
2013, Mozambican exports
to Zimbabwe declined to
US$148m in 2014 from
US$200m in 2013, according
to ZimStat data.
.PNG)
