Economy · Eastern Africa

Zambia Foreign Direct Investment

$1.29Bas of 2025Reported-45.2% vs 2024

Foreign Direct Investment is measured in current U.S. dollars. Changes in the ZMW/USD exchange rate can affect the dollar value; this chart does not separate those effects.

Net foreign direct investment inflows, in current US dollars. Source: UNCTAD. Retrieved 19 Aug 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · UNCTAD

History

most recent 12 periods · UNCTAD
PeriodForeign Direct Investment
2025$1.29B
2024$2.36B
2023$641.09M
2022$-65.12M
2021$394.22M
2020$245.21M
2019$859.8M
2018$564.54M
2017$1.11B
2016$662.91M
2015$1.3B
2014$1.49B

Foreign Direct Investment across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryForeign Direct InvestmentPeriod
Nigeria$4.01B2025
Kenya$3.2B2025
South Africa$-2.31B2025
Egypt$15.45B2025
Ghana$1.91B2025
Ethiopia$3.8B2025

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