01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$25.30B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 119 of 210

Real GDP growth3.8%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$1,1872024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity26.8%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Mining, manufacturing and utilities

Manufacturing9.5%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −6.2 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Zambia	1970	$1.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$357	Not published	Not published	38.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1971	$1.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	$354	Not published	Not published	35.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1972	$1.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	$405	Not published	Not published	35.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1973	$2.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	$500	Not published	Not published	37.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1974	$2.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$598	Not published	Not published	39.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1975	$2.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	$533	Not published	Not published	32.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1976	$2.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	$547	Not published	Not published	31.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1977	$2.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	$522	Not published	Not published	27.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1978	$3.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	$567	Not published	Not published	25.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1979	$3.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	$680	Not published	Not published	26.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1980	$4.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	$744	Not published	Not published	26.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1981	$4.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	$671	Not published	Not published	24.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1982	$4.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	$692	Not published	Not published	25.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1983	$3.99B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$626	Not published	Not published	22.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1984	$3.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	$485	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1985	$2.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	$409	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1986	$2.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	$301	Not published	Not published	9.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1987	$2.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	$293	Not published	Not published	8.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1988	$3.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	$470	Not published	Not published	12.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1989	$3.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	$521	Not published	Not published	13.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1990	$3.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	$487	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1991	$3.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	$423	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1992	$3.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	$404	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1993	$3.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	$391	Not published	Not published	8.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1994	$3.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	$426	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1995	$3.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$433	Not published	Not published	8.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1996	$3.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	$400	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1997	$4.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	$466	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1998	$3.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	$373	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1999	$3.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	$350	Not published	Not published	6.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2000	$3.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	$359	Not published	Not published	6.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2001	$4.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	$397	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2002	$4.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$394	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2003	$4.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	$446	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2004	$6.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$549	Not published	Not published	8.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2005	$8.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	$711	Not published	Not published	9.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2006	$12.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	$1,052	Not published	Not published	13.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2007	$14.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	$1,119	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2008	$17.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	$1,376	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2009	$15.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	$1,136	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2010	$20.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	$1,451	Not published	Not published	15.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2011	$23.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$1,625	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2012	$25.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	$1,710	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2013	$28.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	$1,821	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2014	$27.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	$1,708	Not published	Not published	15.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2015	$21.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$1,296	Not published	Not published	12.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2016	$20.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	$1,239	Not published	Not published	12.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2017	$25.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$1,483	Not published	Not published	13.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2018	$26.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	$1,464	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2019	$23.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$1,259	Not published	Not published	11.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2020	$18.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	$952	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2021	$22.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$1,127	Not published	Not published	9.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2022	$29.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$1,447	Not published	Not published	11.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2023	$27.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	$1,331	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2024	$25.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	$1,187	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

ZambiaAfricaEastern AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Zambia is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

ZambiaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$1.54B → $3.79B

Compound annual change: +4.6% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$3.79B → $20.26B

Compound annual change: +8.7% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$20.26B → $25.30B

Compound annual change: +1.6% CAGR

Nominal GDP$25.30B2024 · Published series · World rank 119 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$22.18B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Zambia	1970	$1.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1971	$1.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1972	$1.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1973	$2.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1974	$2.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1975	$2.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.82B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1976	$2.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1977	$2.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.80B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1978	$3.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1979	$3.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1980	$4.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1981	$4.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1982	$4.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1983	$3.99B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1984	$3.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.94B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1985	$2.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.94B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1986	$2.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1987	$2.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1988	$3.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1989	$3.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1990	$3.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1991	$3.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1992	$3.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1993	$3.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1994	$3.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1995	$3.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1996	$3.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1997	$4.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1998	$3.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1999	$3.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2000	$3.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2001	$4.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2002	$4.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2003	$4.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2004	$6.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2005	$8.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2006	$12.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2007	$14.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2008	$17.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2009	$15.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2010	$20.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.80B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2011	$23.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2012	$25.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2013	$28.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2014	$27.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.99B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2015	$21.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2016	$20.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2017	$25.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2018	$26.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2019	$23.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2020	$18.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2021	$22.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$19.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2022	$29.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$20.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2023	$27.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$21.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2024	$25.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$22.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024

Eastern Africa$583.45B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Zambia is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

ZambiaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$357 → $487

Compound annual change: +1.6% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$487 → $1,451

Compound annual change: +5.6% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$1,451 → $1,187

Compound annual change: -1.4% CAGR

GDP per person$1,1872024 · Published series · World rank 182 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$1,0402024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Zambia	1970	$357	Not published	Not published	38.5 (world = 100)	$983	Not published	Not published	18.9 (world = 100)
Zambia	1971	$354	Not published	Not published	35.4 (world = 100)	$977	Not published	Not published	18.4 (world = 100)
Zambia	1972	$405	Not published	Not published	35.9 (world = 100)	$1,044	Not published	Not published	19.1 (world = 100)
Zambia	1973	$500	Not published	Not published	37.1 (world = 100)	$998	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)
Zambia	1974	$598	Not published	Not published	39.9 (world = 100)	$1,002	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)
Zambia	1975	$533	Not published	Not published	32.4 (world = 100)	$967	Not published	Not published	17.1 (world = 100)
Zambia	1976	$547	Not published	Not published	31.3 (world = 100)	$964	Not published	Not published	16.5 (world = 100)
Zambia	1977	$522	Not published	Not published	27.0 (world = 100)	$905	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)
Zambia	1978	$567	Not published	Not published	25.2 (world = 100)	$871	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)
Zambia	1979	$680	Not published	Not published	26.7 (world = 100)	$812	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)
Zambia	1980	$744	Not published	Not published	26.6 (world = 100)	$818	Not published	Not published	13.0 (world = 100)
Zambia	1981	$671	Not published	Not published	24.0 (world = 100)	$787	Not published	Not published	12.5 (world = 100)
Zambia	1982	$692	Not published	Not published	25.4 (world = 100)	$781	Not published	Not published	12.6 (world = 100)
Zambia	1983	$626	Not published	Not published	22.8 (world = 100)	$779	Not published	Not published	12.4 (world = 100)
Zambia	1984	$485	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)	$751	Not published	Not published	11.6 (world = 100)
Zambia	1985	$409	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	$728	Not published	Not published	11.1 (world = 100)
Zambia	1986	$301	Not published	Not published	9.5 (world = 100)	$726	Not published	Not published	10.9 (world = 100)
Zambia	1987	$293	Not published	Not published	8.3 (world = 100)	$724	Not published	Not published	10.7 (world = 100)
Zambia	1988	$470	Not published	Not published	12.1 (world = 100)	$719	Not published	Not published	10.4 (world = 100)
Zambia	1989	$521	Not published	Not published	13.1 (world = 100)	$706	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)
Zambia	1990	$487	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)	$694	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)
Zambia	1991	$423	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)	$664	Not published	Not published	9.3 (world = 100)
Zambia	1992	$404	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	$637	Not published	Not published	8.9 (world = 100)
Zambia	1993	$391	Not published	Not published	8.3 (world = 100)	$664	Not published	Not published	9.3 (world = 100)
Zambia	1994	$426	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	$592	Not published	Not published	8.1 (world = 100)
Zambia	1995	$433	Not published	Not published	8.0 (world = 100)	$595	Not published	Not published	8.0 (world = 100)
Zambia	1996	$400	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)	$617	Not published	Not published	8.2 (world = 100)
Zambia	1997	$466	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	$624	Not published	Not published	8.1 (world = 100)
Zambia	1998	$373	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)	$605	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Zambia	1999	$350	Not published	Not published	6.5 (world = 100)	$617	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Zambia	2000	$359	Not published	Not published	6.5 (world = 100)	$623	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)
Zambia	2001	$397	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	$637	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Zambia	2002	$394	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)	$645	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Zambia	2003	$446	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)	$669	Not published	Not published	7.8 (world = 100)
Zambia	2004	$549	Not published	Not published	8.1 (world = 100)	$694	Not published	Not published	7.9 (world = 100)
Zambia	2005	$711	Not published	Not published	9.8 (world = 100)	$720	Not published	Not published	8.0 (world = 100)
Zambia	2006	$1,052	Not published	Not published	13.5 (world = 100)	$750	Not published	Not published	8.0 (world = 100)
Zambia	2007	$1,119	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)	$785	Not published	Not published	8.2 (world = 100)
Zambia	2008	$1,376	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	$816	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)
Zambia	2009	$1,136	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)	$860	Not published	Not published	9.1 (world = 100)
Zambia	2010	$1,451	Not published	Not published	15.2 (world = 100)	$917	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)
Zambia	2011	$1,625	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)	$936	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)
Zambia	2012	$1,710	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	$975	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)
Zambia	2013	$1,821	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	$992	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)
Zambia	2014	$1,708	Not published	Not published	15.7 (world = 100)	$1,006	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)
Zambia	2015	$1,296	Not published	Not published	12.7 (world = 100)	$1,004	Not published	Not published	9.5 (world = 100)
Zambia	2016	$1,239	Not published	Not published	12.1 (world = 100)	$1,010	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)
Zambia	2017	$1,483	Not published	Not published	13.8 (world = 100)	$1,014	Not published	Not published	9.2 (world = 100)
Zambia	2018	$1,464	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)	$1,023	Not published	Not published	9.1 (world = 100)
Zambia	2019	$1,259	Not published	Not published	11.1 (world = 100)	$1,008	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)
Zambia	2020	$952	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	$952	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)
Zambia	2021	$1,127	Not published	Not published	9.1 (world = 100)	$983	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)
Zambia	2022	$1,447	Not published	Not published	11.3 (world = 100)	$1,006	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)
Zambia	2023	$1,331	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)	$1,031	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)
Zambia	2024	$1,187	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	$1,040	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024

Eastern Africa$1,1682024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Zambia is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

ZambiaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

2.2% → 0.7%

Average annual rate: +1.2%

Integration1990–2010

0.7% → 10.3%

Average annual rate: +4.3%

Current era2010–2024

10.3% → 3.8%

Average annual rate: +4.4%

Real GDP growth3.8%2024 · Published series · World rank 77 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth0.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 142 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator162.72024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Zambia	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1971	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1972	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1973	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1974	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1975	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1976	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1977	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	-6.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1978	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1979	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	-6.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1980	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1981	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1982	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1983	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1984	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1985	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1986	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1987	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1988	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1989	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	0.1	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1990	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	0.1	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1991	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	0.2	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1992	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	0.6	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1993	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1994	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	-10.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	2.6	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1995	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	3.4	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1996	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	4.3	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1997	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	5.4	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1998	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	6.3	Not published	Not published
Zambia	1999	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	7.4	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2000	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	9.8	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2001	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	12.3	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2002	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	14.6	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2003	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	17.2	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2004	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	20.6	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2005	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	24.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2006	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	27.5	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2007	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	31.1	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2008	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	34.4	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2009	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	36.3	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2010	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	41.4	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2011	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	46.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2012	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	49.2	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2013	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	54.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2014	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	56.9	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2015	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	60.7	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2016	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	69.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2017	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	75.9	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2018	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	81.6	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2019	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	87.8	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2020	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2021	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	125.1	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2022	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	132.8	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2023	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	142.3	Not published	Not published
Zambia	2024	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	162.7	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024

Eastern Africa5.0%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Zambia is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

ZambiaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

65.8% → 79.1%

Percentage-point change: +13.2 pp

Integration1990–2010

79.1% → 61.3%

Percentage-point change: -17.8 pp

Current era2010–2024

61.3% → 60.7%

Percentage-point change: -0.5 pp

Final consumption60.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption48.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption12.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand84.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Zambia	1970	65.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	75.0%	Not published	Not published	-25.4 pp vs world
Zambia	1971	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	56.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	97.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1972	84.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	53.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	30.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	93.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world
Zambia	1973	73.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	45.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	81.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1974	82.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	54.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	89.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world
Zambia	1975	106.8%	Not published	Not published	+33.2 pp vs world	70.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	115.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1976	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	53.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	95.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1977	94.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	62.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	31.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	101.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1978	95.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	67.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	103.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1979	87.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	60.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	93.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world
Zambia	1980	97.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world	66.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	104.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
Zambia	1981	107.0%	Not published	Not published	+33.6 pp vs world	74.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	113.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world
Zambia	1982	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world	73.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	111.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1983	100.2%	Not published	Not published	+25.2 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1984	95.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	66.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	100.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1985	96.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world	69.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	102.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1986	94.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	62.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	101.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1987	81.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	61.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	90.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Zambia	1988	82.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	67.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	90.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world
Zambia	1989	99.6%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	107.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1990	79.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	60.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	90.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1991	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	66.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	95.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1992	106.4%	Not published	Not published	+31.2 pp vs world	97.3%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	116.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1993	96.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.5 pp vs world	84.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.0 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	108.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1994	90.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	83.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	101.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1995	83.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	75.3%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Zambia	1996	89.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	79.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	106.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world
Zambia	1997	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	75.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	105.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1998	92.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	83.9%	Not published	Not published	+24.3 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	114.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world
Zambia	1999	99.9%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	92.7%	Not published	Not published	+32.9 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	123.6%	Not published	Not published	+23.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2000	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+24.7 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	114.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2001	94.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	88.8%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	119.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2002	86.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	80.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	115.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2003	78.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	70.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	111.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2004	77.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	68.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	109.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2005	73.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	64.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	103.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2006	68.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	58.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	95.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2007	66.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	58.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	94.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2008	65.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	54.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	98.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2009	64.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	54.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	96.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2010	61.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	52.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	91.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2011	60.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	50.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	93.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2012	59.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	90.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2013	59.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	93.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2014	59.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	45.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	93.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world
Zambia	2015	61.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	46.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	104.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Zambia	2016	60.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	44.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	98.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2017	53.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	94.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world
Zambia	2018	57.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	44.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	96.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Zambia	2019	59.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	99.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2020	52.0%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	37.3%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	84.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2021	47.5%	Not published	Not published	-24.4 pp vs world	36.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.9 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	78.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.1 pp vs world
Zambia	2022	50.0%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	77.0%	Not published	Not published	-22.1 pp vs world
Zambia	2023	60.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	47.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	91.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2024	60.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	48.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	84.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Africa80.9%2024

Eastern Africa84.2%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

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Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Zambia is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

ZambiaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

9.2% → 11.5%

Percentage-point change: +2.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

11.5% → 29.9%

Percentage-point change: +18.3 pp

Current era2010–2024

29.9% → 23.8%

Percentage-point change: -6.1 pp

Gross capital formation23.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation21.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories2.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Zambia	1970	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	-6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1971	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	-6.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world
Zambia	1972	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	-6.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1973	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	-5.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1974	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world
Zambia	1975	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	-5.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1976	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1977	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1978	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world
Zambia	1979	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1980	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-21.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1981	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1982	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.3 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1983	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1984	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-21.1 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1985	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-19.9 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world
Zambia	1986	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1987	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1988	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	-5.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1989	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	-4.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1990	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	-7.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1991	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	-6.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1992	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1993	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1994	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world
Zambia	1995	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1996	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1997	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Zambia	1998	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1999	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Zambia	2000	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2001	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2002	28.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2003	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2004	31.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2005	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2006	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2007	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world
Zambia	2008	33.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2009	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Zambia	2010	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2011	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Zambia	2012	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2013	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world
Zambia	2014	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Zambia	2015	42.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Zambia	2016	38.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	36.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2017	41.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	38.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2018	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2019	39.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	35.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2020	32.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Zambia	2021	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Zambia	2022	27.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Zambia	2023	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2024	23.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Africa20.9%2024

Eastern Africa21.1%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Zambia is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

ZambiaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

142.7% → 101.4%

Percentage-point change: -41.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

101.4% → 65.0%

Percentage-point change: -36.4 pp

Current era2010–2024

65.0% → 62.5%

Percentage-point change: -2.5 pp

Exports35.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports27.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports7.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness62.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Zambia	1970	77.9%	Not published	Not published	+66.6 pp vs world	64.8%	Not published	Not published	+53.6 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	142.7%	Not published	Not published	+120.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1971	55.9%	Not published	Not published	+44.4 pp vs world	71.2%	Not published	Not published	+59.8 pp vs world	-15.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	127.0%	Not published	Not published	+104.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1972	55.6%	Not published	Not published	+43.8 pp vs world	65.0%	Not published	Not published	+53.4 pp vs world	-9.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	120.5%	Not published	Not published	+97.1 pp vs world
Zambia	1973	63.9%	Not published	Not published	+50.7 pp vs world	52.5%	Not published	Not published	+39.5 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	116.4%	Not published	Not published	+90.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1974	63.6%	Not published	Not published	+47.5 pp vs world	62.6%	Not published	Not published	+46.5 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	126.1%	Not published	Not published	+94.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1975	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	78.6%	Not published	Not published	+63.5 pp vs world	-36.5%	Not published	Not published	-36.5 pp vs world	120.8%	Not published	Not published	+90.4 pp vs world
Zambia	1976	52.9%	Not published	Not published	+37.2 pp vs world	56.8%	Not published	Not published	+41.0 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	109.7%	Not published	Not published	+78.1 pp vs world
Zambia	1977	44.9%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world	58.0%	Not published	Not published	+41.9 pp vs world	-13.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+70.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1978	38.2%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world	51.0%	Not published	Not published	+35.2 pp vs world	-12.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	89.1%	Not published	Not published	+57.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1979	49.9%	Not published	Not published	+33.0 pp vs world	48.8%	Not published	Not published	+31.7 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	98.7%	Not published	Not published	+64.7 pp vs world
Zambia	1980	46.7%	Not published	Not published	+28.4 pp vs world	62.2%	Not published	Not published	+43.6 pp vs world	-15.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	108.9%	Not published	Not published	+72.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1981	35.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	62.5%	Not published	Not published	+44.1 pp vs world	-26.6%	Not published	Not published	-26.3 pp vs world	98.3%	Not published	Not published	+61.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1982	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	50.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.9 pp vs world	-18.8%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	81.7%	Not published	Not published	+47.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1983	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	40.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.5 pp vs world	-8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	72.2%	Not published	Not published	+39.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1984	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+25.9 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+47.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1985	39.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.0 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world	-7.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	86.7%	Not published	Not published	+53.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1986	44.0%	Not published	Not published	+28.2 pp vs world	54.9%	Not published	Not published	+38.8 pp vs world	-10.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	98.9%	Not published	Not published	+67.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1987	53.2%	Not published	Not published	+36.7 pp vs world	58.3%	Not published	Not published	+41.7 pp vs world	-5.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	111.5%	Not published	Not published	+78.4 pp vs world
Zambia	1988	44.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.9 pp vs world	42.8%	Not published	Not published	+25.6 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+53.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1989	33.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	52.0%	Not published	Not published	+34.2 pp vs world	-18.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+50.7 pp vs world
Zambia	1990	46.2%	Not published	Not published	+27.2 pp vs world	55.2%	Not published	Not published	+36.1 pp vs world	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	101.4%	Not published	Not published	+63.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1991	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	-6.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	77.6%	Not published	Not published	+40.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1992	37.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	54.1%	Not published	Not published	+34.7 pp vs world	-16.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world	91.5%	Not published	Not published	+52.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1993	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	45.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.2 pp vs world	-11.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+42.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1994	33.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	71.9%	Not published	Not published	+33.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1995	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.8 pp vs world	-7.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	74.8%	Not published	Not published	+34.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1996	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	-10.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	69.1%	Not published	Not published	+27.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1997	28.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	-8.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	64.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1998	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	-15.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	65.5%	Not published	Not published	+22.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1999	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	-21.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.7 pp vs world	63.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2000	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	31.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	51.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2001	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	44.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	-18.8%	Not published	Not published	-18.8 pp vs world	70.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2002	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	-15.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	67.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2003	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	-15.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	67.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2004	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	-5.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	73.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2005	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world
Zambia	2006	33.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	61.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Zambia	2007	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	71.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2008	32.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	63.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2009	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	60.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2010	37.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	65.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2011	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	32.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	72.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2012	40.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world
Zambia	2013	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	40.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	80.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2014	38.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	37.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2015	37.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	79.9%	Not published	Not published	+24.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2016	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	74.0%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2017	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	71.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2018	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	74.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2019	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	68.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2020	46.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	79.2%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world
Zambia	2021	52.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	86.2%	Not published	Not published	+29.9 pp vs world
Zambia	2022	40.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	69.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2023	40.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	37.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	78.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world
Zambia	2024	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	62.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024

Eastern Africa45.5%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Mining, manufacturing and utilities is the largest current activity at 26.8%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing3.0%

1970–1990+5.9 pp1990–2010-7.0 pp2010–2024-7.0 pp

World specialization: 0.70×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities26.8%

1970–1990+3.4 pp1990–2010-22.2 pp2010–2024+3.3 pp

World specialization: 1.27×

Construction10.2%

1970–1990-1.7 pp1990–2010+8.3 pp2010–2024-0.4 pp

World specialization: 1.76×

Trade, restaurants and hotels20.3%

1970–1990+0.7 pp1990–2010+6.9 pp2010–2024-0.5 pp

World specialization: 1.41×

Transport, storage and communication16.2%

1970–1990-3.2 pp1990–2010+3.6 pp2010–2024+8.3 pp

World specialization: 1.66×

Other activities23.4%

1970–1990-5.1 pp1990–2010+10.3 pp2010–2024-3.6 pp

World specialization: 0.53×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

42.2% → 45.7%

Percentage-point change: +3.4 pp

Integration1990–2010

45.7% → 23.5%

Percentage-point change: -22.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

23.5% → 26.8%

Percentage-point change: +3.3 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.70×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities1.27×

Construction1.76×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.41×

Transport, storage and communication1.66×

Other activities0.53×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Zambia	1970	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Zambia	1971	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1972	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1973	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world
Zambia	1974	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	47.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world
Zambia	1975	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	37.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1976	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world
Zambia	1977	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	35.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1978	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1979	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1980	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	24.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1981	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world
Zambia	1982	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	36.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world
Zambia	1983	14.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world
Zambia	1984	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1985	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	48.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1986	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	47.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-23.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1987	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	45.6%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-23.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1988	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	46.4%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-25.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1989	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	43.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-22.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1990	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-22.8 pp vs world
Zambia	1991	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	47.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-24.1 pp vs world
Zambia	1992	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	45.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-26.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1993	33.2%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-29.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1994	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.2 pp vs world
Zambia	1995	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world
Zambia	1996	14.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1997	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world
Zambia	1998	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world
Zambia	1999	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world
Zambia	2000	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world
Zambia	2001	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world
Zambia	2002	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-19.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2003	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2004	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world
Zambia	2005	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2006	14.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2007	12.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2008	12.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2009	12.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world
Zambia	2010	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2011	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.9 pp vs world
Zambia	2012	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.6 pp vs world
Zambia	2013	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2014	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.6 pp vs world
Zambia	2015	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world
Zambia	2016	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-18.6 pp vs world
Zambia	2017	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2018	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2019	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.3 pp vs world
Zambia	2020	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.4 pp vs world
Zambia	2021	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world
Zambia	2022	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.2 pp vs world
Zambia	2023	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-21.1 pp vs world
Zambia	2024	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 9.5% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Zambia was 6.2 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 9.5%
World specialization: 0.61×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

15.0% → 29.4%

Percentage-point change: +14.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

29.4% → 8.0%

Percentage-point change: -21.3 pp

Current era2010–2024

8.0% → 9.5%

Percentage-point change: +1.5 pp

Share of total GVA9.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity35.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth2.3%2024 · Published series · World rank 113 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 119 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Zambia	1970	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	-48.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1971	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	-41.0 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1972	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	-41.7 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1973	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	37.9%	Not published	Not published	-45.2 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1974	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	-43.0 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1975	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	51.9%	Not published	Not published	-27.2 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1976	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	53.6%	Not published	Not published	-25.2 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1977	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	59.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1978	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	64.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1979	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	55.3%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1980	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	52.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1981	23.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	68.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1982	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	71.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1983	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	65.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1984	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	62.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1985	27.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	56.3%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1986	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	52.9%	Not published	Not published	-26.4 pp vs world	-6.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1987	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	58.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1988	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	64.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1989	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	69.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1990	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	64.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1991	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	75.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	-7.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1992	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1993	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	70.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-7.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1994	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-50.7 pp vs world	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1995	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	29.9%	Not published	Not published	-48.2 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1996	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	-40.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1997	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	37.8%	Not published	Not published	-38.3 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1998	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	45.9%	Not published	Not published	-30.9 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	1999	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	53.3%	Not published	Not published	-22.6 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2000	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	49.4%	Not published	Not published	-24.5 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2001	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	48.1%	Not published	Not published	-24.6 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2002	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	51.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2003	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	56.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2004	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	53.0%	Not published	Not published	-23.5 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2005	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	50.2%	Not published	Not published	-23.8 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2006	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	-29.9 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2007	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	-34.0 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2008	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	-29.9 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2009	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	45.1%	Not published	Not published	-27.6 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2010	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	-36.7 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2011	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	-39.6 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2012	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	29.9%	Not published	Not published	-39.6 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2013	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-45.8 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2014	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	-43.4 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2015	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	32.0%	Not published	Not published	-44.2 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2016	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	31.3%	Not published	Not published	-46.1 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2017	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	-46.9 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2018	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	-47.5 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2019	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	-47.2 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2020	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	-47.4 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2021	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	-45.5 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2022	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	-38.3 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2023	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	-38.7 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Zambia	2024	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-38.6 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa0.85×

Eastern Africa1.08×

World0.61×

Zambia Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure