GDP in Zambia
Zambia: GDP was 725.64 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp in Zambia stood at 725.64 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 295.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp in Zambia peaked at 725.64 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 485,200 current LCU, in 1962.
Zambia ranks 115th of 213 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 766,310 current LCU | 485,200 current LCU | 1.38 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.76 million current LCU | 1.18 million current LCU | 2.66 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.69 million current LCU | 3.06 million current LCU | 55.18 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 billion current LCU | 113.34 million current LCU | 8.13 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.12 billion current LCU | 11.20 billion current LCU | 77.35 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.23 billion current LCU | 97.22 billion current LCU | 300.45 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 535.69 billion current LCU | 332.72 billion current LCU | 725.64 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 25.13 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 16.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 673.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 25.61 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -64.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 30,170 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,200 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 661.15 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp in Zambia?
- Gdp in Zambia was 725.64 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 725.64 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 485,200 current LCU in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for gdp?
- Zambia ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 295.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. 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.