Services, value added in Zambia

Zambia: Services, value added was 57.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
57.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
108th
of 205 countries
All-time high
57.2%
in 2024
All-time low
21.5%
in 1993
Years of data
43
1983–2025

Services, value added in Zambia, 1983–2025

02040601983200420251983: 30.6 % of GDP1984: 35.1 % of GDP1985: 34.7 % of GDP1986: 33.2 % of GDP1987: 38.3 % of GDP1988: 33.7 % of GDP1989: 23.7 % of GDP1990: 24.8 % of GDP1991: 28.6 % of GDP1992: 24.3 % of GDP1993: 21.5 % of GDP1994: 38 % of GDP1995: 39.7 % of GDP1996: 41.5 % of GDP1997: 41.5 % of GDP1998: 44.8 % of GDP1999: 47.5 % of GDP2000: 49 % of GDP2001: 49.1 % of GDP2002: 49.7 % of GDP2003: 49.7 % of GDP2004: 48.8 % of GDP2005: 49 % of GDP2006: 47.5 % of GDP2007: 47.5 % of GDP2008: 49 % of GDP2009: 51.6 % of GDP2010: 52.8 % of GDP2011: 50.4 % of GDP2012: 53.2 % of GDP2013: 53.1 % of GDP2014: 53.5 % of GDP2015: 56.2 % of GDP2016: 54.2 % of GDP2017: 52.1 % of GDP2018: 54.2 % of GDP2019: 54.6 % of GDP2020: 53.7 % of GDP2021: 50.9 % of GDP2022: 55.5 % of GDP2023: 56.8 % of GDP2024: 57.2 % of GDP2025: 57 % of GDP

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 57.0% for services, value added in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Zambia peaked at 57.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1993.

Zambia ranks 108th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.8% 23.7% 38.3% 7
1990s 35.2% 21.5% 47.5% 10
2000s 49.1% 47.5% 51.6% 10
2010s 53.4% 50.4% 56.2% 10
2020s 55.2% 50.9% 57.2% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Zambia?
Services, value added in Zambia was 57.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2024.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1993.
How does Zambia rank for services, value added?
Zambia ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.