Taxes on international trade in Zambia
Zambia: Taxes on international trade was 8.86 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 8.86 billion current LCU for taxes on international trade in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and up 376.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Zambia peaked at 8.86 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.02 million current LCU, in 1990.
That places Zambia 72nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 114.04 million current LCU | 4.02 million current LCU | 236.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 696.64 million current LCU | 338.07 million current LCU | 1.18 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.19 billion current LCU | 1.25 billion current LCU | 3.66 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 billion current LCU | 3.52 billion current LCU | 8.86 billion current LCU | 5 |
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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 taxes on international trade in Zambia?
- Taxes on international trade in Zambia was 8.86 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for taxes on international trade?
- Zambia ranks 72nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 376.1%. 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 Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-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.