Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 9.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 9.3% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 301.1% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Zambia peaked at 9.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2022.
Zambia ranks 23rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +100.9% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +95.1% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +88.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +43.7% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -57.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +35.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -63.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +51.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +32.0% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -112.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -1141.1% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +301.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 9.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 9.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1141.1% | -0.2% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 1.6% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -0.2% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Zambia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Zambia was 9.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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