Nominal GDP
$28.88B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Zambia Economy and Trade
LusakaLocal time
GDP $28.88B · real growth 3.8% · latest verified annual data
Nominal output in Zambia is shown at $28.88B for 2025; the latest real-growth observation on this page is 3.8% for 2025. The income-scale indicator is $1,318 per person in 2025, with CPI inflation shown separately at 13.9% for 2025. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.
GDP per capita
$1,318
current US$ · 2025
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
3.8%
annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Inflation
13.9%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Zambia at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $21.25B2016: $20.96B2017: $25.87B2018: $26.31B2019: $23.31B2020: $18.14B2021: $22.10B2022: $29.16B2023: $27.58B2024: $25.30B2025: $28.88B
GDP per capita$1,318
Real growth3.8%
GDP year2025
2025 Inflation
13.9%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
5.9%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$1,318
current US$
Macro signals
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank annual observations
Real growth20253.8%
Unemployment20255.9%
Inflation202513.9%
Understand the numbers
What Zambia's economic profile is telling you
Zambia's current World Bank annual series reports nominal GDP of about $28.88 billion in 2025, with real growth of 3.8 percent. Inflation remained elevated at 13.9 percent and modeled unemployment was 5.9 percent.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Zambia | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $28.88B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $1,318 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 3.8% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 13.9% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 5.9% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zambia's latest GDP?
The verified GDP observation used here is $28.88B for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Zambia?
A matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved on this page, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise trade where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles