Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Zambia

Medium and high-tech industries produced 18.6% of manufacturing value added in Zambia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2002.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Zambia, 2024 18.6% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 +0.3percentage points 2023: 18.3%
Position in 2024 88th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Zambia over time

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% of manufacturing value added. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Medium and high-tech manufacturing (% of manufacturing value added), 2000 to 2024
Period Zambia
2024 18.6%
2023 18.3%
2022 14.6%
2021 15.1%
2020 17.2%
2019 8.8%
2018 13.1%
2017 8.7%
2016 9.3%
2015 10.1%
2014 9.7%
2013 7.4%
2012 14.8%
2011 15.0%
2010 6.1%
2009 6.1%
2008 6.1%
2007 6.1%
2006 6.1%
2005 6.1%
2004 6.1%
2003 6.1%
2002 21.1%
2001 21.1%
2000 21.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 18.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 9.7%, the figure has changed by +8.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 88th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Zambia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)