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Zambia

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164 available · 207 definitions
IndicatorCategoryLatestPeriodSource
GDPEconomy$41.24B2026IMF
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,8312026IMF
Inflation RateEconomy6.3%2026-08WORLD
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy———
Official Exchange RateEconomy19.08 ZMW/USD2026-09WORLD
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.9%2026IMF
Unemployment RateEconomy5.9%2025World Bank
Public DebtEconomy86%2025IMF
Trade BalanceEconomy$1.88B2024World Bank
GDP GrowthEconomy4.3%2026IMF
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,2002025World Bank
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,9902025World Bank
GDP (PPP)Economy$95.97B2025World Bank
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy4.1%2025World Bank
Industry (% of GDP)Economy35.3%2025World Bank
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.7%2025World Bank
Services (% of GDP)Economy57%2025World Bank
Investment (% of GDP)Economy23.8%2024World Bank
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$334.31M2024World Bank
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.3%2024World Bank
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy114.2%2024World Bank
Foreign ReservesEconomy$4.09B2024World Bank
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy17%2024World Bank
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.8%2024World Bank
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy61.9%2025World Bank
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy56.4%2025World Bank
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy———
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy———
Account OwnershipEconomy72.7%2024World Bank
Youth NEET RateEconomy26.7%2024World Bank
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.3%2024World Bank
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy62.5%2024World Bank
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy5.6%2025World Bank
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy———
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy———
Current Account BalanceEconomy0.9%2026IMF
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.29B2025UNCTAD
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4.5%2025UNCTAD
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy———
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy———
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy10.8%2024ILO
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy33.52024UNCTAD
Natural Resource RentsEconomy———
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy———
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy———
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy———
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy5.5%2023World Bank
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$692023World Bank
Lending Interest RateEconomy———
Real Interest RateEconomy———
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy32.2%2024World Bank
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy———
Employment in AgricultureEconomy54.5%2025World Bank
Employment in IndustryEconomy10.3%2025World Bank
Employment in ServicesEconomy35.2%2025World Bank
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy70.2%2025World Bank
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy48%2024World Bank
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy———
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.52024World Bank
ATMs per 100,000Economy7.72024World Bank
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.9%2025World Bank
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy17.3%2024World Bank
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy———
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy———
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$8.85B2024World Bank
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.97B2024World Bank
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8562025UNCTAD
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6832025UNCTAD
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade———
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.7%2024World Bank
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade14.1%2024World Bank
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade8.7%2024World Bank
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.5%2024World Bank
Exports (% of GDP)Trade35%2024World Bank
Imports (% of GDP)Trade27.6%2024World Bank
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5952023UNDP
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5242023UNDP
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3612023UNDP
PopulationDemographics21.91M2025World Bank
Population GrowthDemographics2.8%2025World Bank
Life ExpectancyDemographics66.5 years2024World Bank
Median AgeDemographics18.2 years2026UN
Fertility RateDemographics4.042024World Bank
Rural PopulationDemographics54.1%2025World Bank
Population Under 15Demographics41%2025World Bank
Urban PopulationDemographics45.9%2025World Bank
Population DensityDemographics30.3/km²2026UN
Birth RateDemographics322026UN
Death RateDemographics5.12026UN
Net Migration RateDemographics0.312026UN
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics68.9 years2024World Bank
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.1 years2024World Bank
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.7%2025World Bank
Infant MortalityHealth34.62024World Bank
HIV PrevalenceHealth9.4%2024World Bank
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health6%2023World Bank
Physicians per 1,000Health———
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth622023WHO
Road Traffic DeathsHealth———
Premature NCD MortalityHealth———
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth10.3%2023WHO
Safely Managed SanitationHealth———
Maternal MortalityHealth85.52023WHO
Under-Five MortalityHealth48.42024WHO
Neonatal MortalityHealth21.42024WHO
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2722024WHO
Measles ImmunizationHealth92%2025WHO
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%2025WHO
Basic Drinking WaterHealth———
Basic SanitationHealth———
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth10.3%2024World Bank
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health———
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth———
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth———
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health———
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth115.52024World Bank
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$802023World Bank
NCD Share of DeathsHealth———
Smoking PrevalenceHealth14.3%2024World Bank
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth———
Child StuntingChild Welfare32.3%2024UNICEF
Child WastingChild Welfare———
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare7.9%2024UNICEF
Child MarriageChild Welfare23.9%2024UNICEF
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare———
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.1%2023World Bank
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation———
Adult Literacy RateEducation71.8%2024UNESCO
Youth Literacy RateEducation77.7%2024UNESCO
Primary Completion RateEducation74.3%2024UNESCO
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation53%2024UNESCO
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.5%2024UNESCO
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation87.6%2024UNESCO
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation34.4%2024UNESCO
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation29.1%2024UNESCO
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation———
Secondary EnrollmentEducation56.8%2024World Bank
UndernourishmentFood Security37.2%2023World Bank
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security375K2026-08FEWS
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture32.1%2023World Bank
Food Production IndexAgriculture———
Cassava ProductionAgriculture3.13M t2024FAOSTAT
Coffee ProductionAgriculture8.8K t2024FAOSTAT
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture———
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture2.86K t2024FAOSTAT
Millet ProductionAgriculture15.39K t2024FAOSTAT
Maize ProductionAgriculture1.51M t2024FAOSTAT
Rice ProductionAgriculture24.57K t2024FAOSTAT
Wheat ProductionAgriculture198.89K t2024FAOSTAT
Maize YieldAgriculture2,208 kg/ha2024FAOSTAT
Rice YieldAgriculture1,061 kg/ha2024FAOSTAT
Wheat YieldAgriculture7,090 kg/ha2024FAOSTAT
Cattle StockAgriculture4.9M head2024FAOSTAT
Homicide RateGovernance———
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance392024OWID
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.4972025OWID
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3752025OWID
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4282025OWID
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.462024World Bank
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.532024World Bank
Rule of LawGovernance-0.562024World Bank
Political StabilityGovernance-0.12024World Bank
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.422024World Bank
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.412024World Bank
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths2025UCDP
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance02025UCDP
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance02025UCDP
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance02025UCDP
Refugees HostedHumanitarian83.23K2025UNHCR
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian02025UNHCR
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian12.91K2025UNHCR
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian02025UNHCR
Internet UsersTechnology17.1%2024World Bank
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology108.72024World Bank
4G CoverageTechnology91.2%2025ITU
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.82024World Bank
Mobile Data PriceTechnology3.2%2025ITU
3G CoverageTechnology95.5%2025ITU
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology4%2025ITU
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology3%2025ITU
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology———
Electricity AccessInfrastructure53.6%2024World Bank
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure321.74K2023World Bank
Slum PopulationInfrastructure———
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3.5K MW2025IRENA
Solar CapacityEnergy328.1 MW2025IRENA
Wind CapacityEnergy———
Hydropower CapacityEnergy3.2K MW2025IRENA
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy———
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy9.2%2023World Bank
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy727 kWh2023World Bank
Power Transmission LossesEnergy5.3%2023World Bank
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy9.7 MW2025IRENA
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy31.3%2024World Bank
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.9%2024OWID
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%2024OWID
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy86.2%2024OWID
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy12.5%2024OWID
Electricity DemandEnergy17 TWh2024OWID
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy120 gCO₂/kWh2024OWID
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,422 kWh2023OWID
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.54 t2024World Bank
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate———
Forest AreaClimate59.5%2023World Bank
Protected AreasClimate41.3%2025World Bank
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate———
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.2 µg/m³2023World Bank

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