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Zambia GDP

$42.38Bas of 2026Estimate · year in progress+46.8% vs 2025

GDP 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.

Gross domestic product in current US dollars. Source: IMF Macro-Financial Indicators. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2026 · IMF

History

most recent 12 periods · IMF
PeriodGDP
2026$42.38B
2025$28.88B
2024$25.3B
2023$27.58B
2022$29.16B
2021$22.1B
2020$18.14B
2019$23.31B
2018$26.31B
2017$25.87B
2016$20.96B
2015$21.25B

GDP across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryGDPPeriod
Nigeria$386.67B2026
Kenya$151.15B2026
South Africa$489.08B2026
Egypt$442.89B2026
Ghana$128.64B2026
Ethiopia$127.15B2026

GDP in every African country

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Every indicator we hold for Zambia

165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Zambia, grouped by topic.

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