Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Zambia
Zambia: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 9.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Zambia, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 9.7% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Zambia peaked at 21.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2003.
Zambia ranks 114th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 9.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 6.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 3 |
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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 medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Zambia?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Zambia was 9.7% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Zambia ranks 114th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing