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Zambia in figures

  • GDP growth

    3.8%

    2025 · 2026 : 5.6% (projection)

  • Inflation

    13.9%

    2025 · 2026 : 8.0% (projection)

  • Public debt

    100.6%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 82.1% (projection)

  • Fiscal balance

    -3.8%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -5.4% (projection)

  • Current account balance

    -5.5%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : +2.3% (projection)

  • Nominal GDP

    28.7 bn USD

    2025 · 2026 : 42.4 bn USD (projection)

  • GDP per capita

    1,310 USD

    2025 · 2026 : 1,882 USD (projection)

  • Population

    21.9 million

    2025

Zambia: real GDP growth

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection-5-2.502.557.5201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 2.9 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 3.8 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 3.5 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 4 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 1.4 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : -2.8 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 6.2 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 5.2 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 5.4 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 3.8 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 3.8 %3.8IMF projection · 2025 : 3.8 %IMF projection · 2026 : 5.6 %IMF projection · 2027 : 4.9 %IMF projection · 2028 : 5 %IMF projection · 2029 : 5.3 %IMF projection · 2030 : 5.3 %IMF projection · 2031 : 5.3 %5.3Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
20152.9–
20163.8–
20173.5–
20184–
20191.4–
2020-2.8–
20216.2–
20225.2–
20235.4–
20243.8–
20253.83.8
2026–5.6
2027–4.9
2028–5
2029–5.3
2030–5.3
2031–5.3
Zambia: inflation

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection510152025201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 10.1 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 17.9 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 6.6 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 7.5 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 9.2 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : 15.7 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 22 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 11 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 10.9 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 15 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 13.9 %13.9IMF projection · 2025 : 13.9 %IMF projection · 2026 : 8 %IMF projection · 2027 : 7.5 %IMF projection · 2028 : 7 %IMF projection · 2029 : 7 %IMF projection · 2030 : 7 %IMF projection · 2031 : 7 %7Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
201510.1–
201617.9–
20176.6–
20187.5–
20199.2–
202015.7–
202122–
202211–
202310.9–
202415–
202513.913.9
2026–8
2027–7.5
2028–7
2029–7
2030–7
2031–7
Access to electricity
54% (2024)
Internet users
17% (2024)
Foreign direct investment
+4.5% (2025)
Personal remittances
1.4% (2025)

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.

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