Zambia’s economy expanded by 3.6% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, easing from a 5.2% increase in the previous quarter and marking its slowest growth pace since Q2 2024. The moderation reflected softer contributions from several sectors, although activity continued to be supported by key industries. Growth was driven mainly by information and communication (2.5%), transportation and storage (1.0%), agriculture, forestry and fishing (1.0%), and construction (0.6%). In contrast, economic output contracted in wholesale and retail trade (-2.1%), financial and insurance activities (-0.3%), and other services (-0.2%). source: Central Statistical Office, Zambia
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Zambia expanded 3.60 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Zambia averaged 3.64 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 February of 2026.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Zambia expanded 3.60 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Zambia is expected to be 6.20 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 6.70 percent in 2026 and 5.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.