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Exports (% of GDP) — Zambia

Exports (% of GDP) in Zambia in 2024 — 34.98%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 172. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 2.03 pp.

2024 34.98% −5.86 pp vs 2023
World rank 89of 172
Period maximum 52.22%2021
Period minimum 23.92%2000

Trend over time

1994–2024 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Zambia, 1994–20242030405060199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 32.95%1995: 32.9%1996: 28.48%1997: 27.37%1998: 24.62%1999: 25.04%2000: 23.92%2001: 25.11%2002: 27.13%2003: 25.68%2004: 33.54%2005: 30.61%2006: 32.59%2007: 33.59%2008: 28.92%2009: 29.25%2010: 37.03%2011: 40.47%2012: 40.08%2013: 40.48%2014: 38.82%2015: 37.14%2016: 35.32%2017: 34.99%2018: 37.96%2019: 34.64%2020: 46.72%2021: 52.22%2022: 40.19%2023: 40.85%2024: 34.98%
Change over the period: +2.03 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 34.98%
World 29.08%
Sub-Saharan Africa 28.01%
Eastern Africa computed 19.26%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.57%
Exports (% of GDP) — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.98 −5.86 pp
2023 40.85 +0.65 pp
2022 40.19 −12.02 pp
2021 52.22 +5.5 pp
2020 46.72 +12.08 pp
2019 34.64 −3.32 pp
2018 37.96 +2.96 pp
2017 34.99 −0.33 pp
2016 35.32 −1.81 pp
2015 37.14 −1.68 pp
2014 38.82 −1.66 pp
2013 40.48 +0.4 pp
2012 40.08 −0.39 pp
2011 40.47 +3.45 pp
2010 37.03 +7.77 pp
2009 29.25 +0.33 pp
2008 28.92 −4.67 pp
2007 33.59 +1 pp
2006 32.59 +1.98 pp
2005 30.61 −2.93 pp
2004 33.54 +7.86 pp
2003 25.68 −1.45 pp
2002 27.13 +2.02 pp
2001 25.11 +1.19 pp
2000 23.92 −1.11 pp
1999 25.04 +0.42 pp
1998 24.62 −2.75 pp
1997 27.37 −1.11 pp
1996 28.48 −4.42 pp
1995 32.9 −0.05 pp
1994 32.95 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 126.42 SC Seychelles 80.58 MU Mauritius 67.11 MZ Mozambique 42.82 ZM Zambia 34.98 SO Somalia 31.21 RW Rwanda 28.42 MG Madagascar 24.01 TZ Tanzania 19.73 ZW Zimbabwe 18.06 KE Kenya 16.85 UG Uganda 16.76 MW Malawi 11.29 KM Comoros 9.23 ET Ethiopia 5.54
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About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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