Zambia

Country in Africa

In brief

Inflation: +13.9% (2025). World rank 16 of 180; in Africa, 10 of 50. Gini index (0 = full equality): 51.5 (2022). World rank 114 of 116 (1 = best); in Africa, 26 of 27. Living on under $3 a day: 71.7% (2022). World rank 113 of 116 (1 = best); in Africa, 24 of 27. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $21.3B → $28.9B, GDP per person $1,296 → $1,318, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $3,337 → $4,379.

Size and growth

GDP: $28.9B 2025
GDP per person: $1,318 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $4,379 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.8% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $1,200 2025
Inflation: +13.9% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 30 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 4.1% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 35.3% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 57% 2025
Unemployment: 5.9% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 10.5% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 56.4% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 35% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 27.6% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: -5.5% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +4.5% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 1.4% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 18.8% 2024
Currency: Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 51.5 2022
Living on under $3 a day: 71.7% 2022