Country · ZMB
Zambia · Markets and rating
Sovereign rating
CCC+: a very weak rating
Zambia is no. 28 of the 34 African countries rated, among the lowest rated in Africa. The agencies see a real risk of default; access to international markets is very difficult.
- Category
- Substantial risk (CCC)
- In Africa
- no. 28 of 34
- Trend
- Rising
7 notches below investment grade
AfCRA
The African agency, launched on 7 October 2026, has not published a rating yet.
Long-term foreign-currency ratings, from the agencies' releases · verdict and common scale: Syli Atlas's reading of the agencies' categories · a rating is an opinion on credit risk, not investment advice
Business climate
Zambia: a business climate better than in most African countries
Above the African median on 4 indicators out of 4. Syli Atlas gives no « business friendly » verdict of its own: each score comes from the World Bank, compared with the other African countries.
Governance
Worldwide Governance Indicators 2025, score from 0 to 100
Can the state make and apply rules that let private business grow?
Are contracts, property rights, the police and the courts reliable?
Quality of public services and of the administration.
How far public power is used for private gain.
Business regulations and services
World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, score from 0 to 100
Zambia is not covered yet: B-READY adds countries edition after edition (29 African economies in the latest one).
Sources: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (CC BY 4.0) and Business Ready (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · the line marks the African median · ranks among the African countries covered
Stock exchange
Zambia on the LuSE
- LuSE All Share (LASI)
- 24,613.67
- ▼ −0.05 % · 11 Nov 2026
- Listed securities
- 0
- ZMW
Fictitious figures (development), not MansaAPI's · close of 11 Nov 2026 · end of day, not live · information, not investment advice