Real GDP growth in Zambia
Real GDP in Zambia changed by 3.8% in 2025.
Zambia, 2025
3.8%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
78th of 186
Real GDP growth in Zambia over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | -2.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 3.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.9%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Zambia has the 78th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
GDP in US dollars
US$28.9 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$1,318 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$3,742 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$1,200 per person
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
57.0%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
23.8%
2024 · World Bank