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Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Zambia

Imports (% of GDP) in Zambia in 2024 — 27.55%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 172. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 6.15 pp.

2024 27.55% −9.84 pp vs 2023
World rank 129of 172
Period maximum 42.73%2015
Period minimum 25.26%2006

Trend over time

1994–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Zambia, 1994–20242530354045199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 33.7%1995: 36.33%1996: 35.34%1997: 30.9%1998: 31.63%1999: 34.73%2000: 36.46%2001: 39.56%2002: 37.78%2003: 36.63%2004: 37.27%2005: 31.59%2006: 25.26%2007: 32.18%2008: 30.54%2009: 26.87%2010: 30.87%2011: 32.32%2012: 35.28%2013: 39.97%2014: 37.37%2015: 42.73%2016: 38.63%2017: 36.59%2018: 36.93%2019: 34.16%2020: 32.49%2021: 33.99%2022: 29.1%2023: 37.4%2024: 27.55%
Change over the period: −6.15 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 27.55%
World 28.11%
Sub-Saharan Africa 28.63%
Eastern Africa computed 26.63%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 30.92%
Imports (% of GDP) — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 27.55 −9.84 pp
2023 37.4 +8.29 pp
2022 29.1 −4.89 pp
2021 33.99 +1.51 pp
2020 32.49 −1.67 pp
2019 34.16 −2.78 pp
2018 36.93 +0.34 pp
2017 36.59 −2.04 pp
2016 38.63 −4.09 pp
2015 42.73 +5.36 pp
2014 37.37 −2.6 pp
2013 39.97 +4.69 pp
2012 35.28 +2.96 pp
2011 32.32 +1.45 pp
2010 30.87 +4 pp
2009 26.87 −3.67 pp
2008 30.54 −1.64 pp
2007 32.18 +6.92 pp
2006 25.26 −6.33 pp
2005 31.59 −5.68 pp
2004 37.27 +0.64 pp
2003 36.63 −1.15 pp
2002 37.78 −1.78 pp
2001 39.56 +3.09 pp
2000 36.46 +1.73 pp
1999 34.73 +3.1 pp
1998 31.63 +0.73 pp
1997 30.9 −4.44 pp
1996 35.34 −0.98 pp
1995 36.33 +2.63 pp
1994 33.7 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

DJ Djibouti 114.82 SO Somalia 99.11 SC Seychelles 95.3 MU Mauritius 78.31 MZ Mozambique 52.81 RW Rwanda 43.27 MG Madagascar 33.53 KM Comoros 32.25 MW Malawi 30.62 ZM Zambia 27.55 UG Uganda 25.9 ZW Zimbabwe 23.45 KE Kenya 23.15 TZ Tanzania 21.58 ET Ethiopia 11.86
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

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

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