Country · ZMB
Zambia · Economy
Period
Zambia: GDP of 28.7 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +58.3 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +3.8 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 28.7 bn$
- 2025 · +58.3 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 1,310 $
- 2025 · +37.7 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 13.9 %
- 2025 · −1.8 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 100.6 %
- 2025 · −39.4 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
Chart data as a table
| Year | Zambia |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.2 bn$ |
| 2016 | 21.0 bn$ |
| 2017 | 25.9 bn$ |
| 2018 | 26.3 bn$ |
| 2019 | 23.3 bn$ |
| 2020 | 18.1 bn$ |
| 2021 | 22.1 bn$ |
| 2022 | 29.2 bn$ |
| 2023 | 27.6 bn$ |
| 2024 | 25.3 bn$ |
| 2025 · estimate | 28.7 bn$ |
| 2026 · projection | 42.4 bn$ |
| 2027 · projection | 45.6 bn$ |
| 2028 · projection | 48.6 bn$ |
| 2029 · projection | 54.6 bn$ |
| 2030 · projection | 59.1 bn$ |
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Angola +112.7 %
- 2 Mozambique +65.8 %
- 3 Zambia +58.3 %
- 4 Zimbabwe +45.9 %
- 5 Namibia +42.5 %
- 6 Botswana +33.2 %
- 7 Lesotho +32.2 %
- 8 Malawi +27.4 %
- 9 South Africa +26.4 %
- 10 Eswatini +25.9 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −2.8 % | +3.8 % | +6.6 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 18.1 bn$ | 28.7 bn$ | +58.3 % |
| GDP per capita | 952 $ | 1,310 $ | +37.7 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 3,157 $ | 4,379 $ | +38.7 % |
| Inflation | 15.7 % | 13.9 % | −1.8 pt |
| Public debt | 140.0 % | 100.6 % | −39.4 pt |
| Population | 19.1 M | 21.9 M | +15.0 % |
| Fiscal balance | −13.8 % | −3.8 % | +10.0 pt |
| Current account | +11.8 % | −5.5 % | −17.3 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |