# Zimbabwe HS 252520 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 252520 exports from Zimbabwe: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Zimbabwe |
| HS6 | 252520 |
| Latest exports | $166.5K |
| Active destinations | 4 |
| Three-year growth | +131.6% |
| Destination HHI | 4,155 |
| Weighted share | 1.2% |

## Destination markets

- Japan: $77.3K; share 0.3%; growth +0%
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $73.9K; share 0.6%; growth +0%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: China at $6.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: South Africa at $446.6 / ton.
- Median reported price: $508.5 / ton.
- Price spread: 1,190.3%.

## Export history

- 2006: $24.4K
- 2007: $59.7K
- 2008: $12.3K
- 2009: $13.1K
- 2010: $5.9K
- 2011: $23.1K
- 2012: $6.8K
- 2013: $16.9K
- 2016: $10.9K
- 2017: $15.7K
- 2019: $56.9K
- 2020: $7.8K
- 2021: $6.6K
- 2023: $1.2K
- 2024: $82.5K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

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