Exports:
$1.039 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
copper 55%, cobalt, electricity, tobacco, flowers, cotton
Exports - partners:
UK 26.7%, South Africa 21.6%, Tanzania 13.9%, Switzerland 8.1%
(2003)
Imports:
$1.128 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products,
electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing
Imports - partners:
South Africa 48.3%, Zimbabwe 12.8%, UK 5.9%, UAE 4.3% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$247.7 million (2003)
Debt - external:
$5.281 billion (2003)
Economic aid - recipient:
$651 million (2000 est.)
Currency:
Zambian kwacha (ZMK)