Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Zambia
Zambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 was 57.08 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Zambia, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 57.08 constant 2015 US$ per person for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 47.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Zambia peaked at 169.74 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 38.83 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2024.
That places Zambia 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 169.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1966 | 168.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 162.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 158.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 155.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 157.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 156.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 159.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 153.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 155.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 157.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 163.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 160.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 156.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 143.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 137.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 143.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 122.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 129 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 132.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 132.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 140 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 133.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 154.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 146.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 129.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 133.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 87.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -34.7% |
| 1993 | 142.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | +64.2% |
| 1994 | 113.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 146.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 140.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 129.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 126.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 133.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 130.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 120.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 113.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 112.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 110.96 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 103.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 98.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 91.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 86 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 83.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 75.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 79.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 79.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 72.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 64.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 64.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 52.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 55.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 62.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 65.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 56.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 44 constant 2015 US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 38.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 57.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | +47.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 57.08 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 296.21 constant 2015 US$ per person, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 57.08 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 228.74 constant 2015 US$ per person, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +64.2% | 87.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | 142.99 constant 2015 US$ per person |
| 2025 | +47.0% | 38.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | 57.08 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | 155.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | 169.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 156.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | 143.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | 163.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 137.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 122.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | 154.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | 87.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | 146.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | 83.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | 130.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | 52.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | 79.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | 38.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | 65.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 186 Bahrain 83.49 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 187 Burundi 78.13 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 188 Lesotho 58.55 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 190 Democratic Republic of Congo 55.64 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 191 Hong Kong 21.1 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 192 Singapore 18.69 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -28.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 138.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0769 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 101.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Zambia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Zambia was 57.08 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 169.74 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.83 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Zambia ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.