Zambia’s economy expanded by 1.6% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, slowing from a 3.7% growth in the previous quarter. This marked the weakest pace of economic expansion since the contraction recorded in the fourth quarter of 2020. source: Central Statistical Office, Zambia

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Zambia expanded 1.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Zambia averaged 3.62 percent from 1961 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 16.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 1965 and a record low of -8.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 1994. This page provides - Zambia GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Zambia GDP Annual Growth Rate - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on April of 2026.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Zambia expanded 1.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Zambia is expected to be 4.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Zambia GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 5.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
GDP Annual Growth Rate 1.60 3.70 percent Dec 2025
GDP Constant Prices 47284.14 44520.86 ZMW Million Dec 2025
GDP from Agriculture 3047.75 1664.44 ZMW Million Dec 2025
GDP from Construction 4724.42 4658.71 ZMW Million Dec 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 4300.01 3638.59 ZMW Million Dec 2025
GDP from Mining 4159.67 4006.46 ZMW Million Dec 2025
GDP from Public Administration 2038.83 2063.48 ZMW Million Dec 2025
GDP from Services 6578.35 6381.70 ZMW Million Dec 2025
GDP from Transport 2856.00 2663.67 ZMW Million Dec 2025


Zambia GDP Annual Growth Rate
Zambia is one of the poorest countries in the world with 60 percent of population living below poverty line. In recent years, Zambia’s economy has been growing rapidly due to expansion of copper mining industry and agriculture diversification. However, widespread poverty, mainly caused by fast population growth and systemic youth unemployment, remains Zambia’s main economic challenge.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.60 3.70 16.70 -8.60 1961 - 2025 percent Quarterly
NSA, Constant 2010 Prices