Manufacturing, value added in Zambia
Zambia: Manufacturing, value added was 7.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Zambia, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Zambia stood at 7.1%.
The figure is up 205.9% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Zambia peaked at 19.8% in 1966 and was at its lowest, -9.0%, in 1977.
That places Zambia 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 12.4% | 1.1% | 19.8% | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | -9.0% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | -7.8% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | -8.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 1.0% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 31 Uzbekistan 7.7% compare
- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 7.6% compare
- 33 Gambia 7.4% compare
- 35 Isle of Man 6.7% compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 6.4% compare
- 37 Papua New Guinea 6.3% compare
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 manufacturing, value added in Zambia?
- Manufacturing, value added in Zambia was 7.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1966.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.0% in 1977.
- How does Zambia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Zambia ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.