Customs and other import duties in Zambia
Zambia: Customs and other import duties was 8.49 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Customs and other import duties in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 8.49 billion current LCU for customs and other import duties in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.9% on the previous year and up 357.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Zambia peaked at 8.49 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.96 million current LCU, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 70th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113.88 million current LCU | 3.96 million current LCU | 236.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 billion current LCU | 910.58 million current LCU | 1.18 billion current LCU | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.17 billion current LCU | 1.25 billion current LCU | 3.54 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 billion current LCU | 3.50 billion current LCU | 8.49 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 13.55 billion current LCU compare
- 68 North Macedonia 12.90 billion current LCU compare
- 69 Albania 8.97 billion current LCU compare
- 71 Cape Verde 6.59 billion current LCU compare
- 72 Eswatini 6.38 billion current LCU compare
- 73 Iceland 6.16 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Zambia
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 18.8% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 35.1% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 31.8% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 5.2% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -3.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 28.3% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 25.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 26.5% (2021)
- Other taxes 2.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Zambia?
- Customs and other import duties in Zambia was 8.49 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.49 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for customs and other import duties?
- Zambia ranks 70th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 357.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.