Industry (including construction), value added in Zambia
Zambia: Industry (including construction), value added was 5.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Zambia, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Zambia stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Zambia peaked at 13.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -9.9%, in 1994.
Zambia ranks 57th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added in Zambia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -3.3% | — |
| 1967 | 4.7% | -242.9% |
| 1968 | -0.6% | -113.2% |
| 1969 | 6.4% | -1138.0% |
| 1970 | -2.2% | -133.8% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -190.6% |
| 1972 | 13.0% | +561.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -93.8% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | +1029.8% |
| 1975 | -2.9% | -132.2% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | -194.3% |
| 1977 | -6.7% | -343.7% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | -164.2% |
| 1979 | -5.1% | -218.3% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | -144.5% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +117.5% |
| 1982 | -0.6% | -112.2% |
| 1983 | -3.2% | +421.9% |
| 1984 | -2.8% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -142.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -85.6% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +2403.4% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +54.1% |
| 1989 | -0.7% | -110.9% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -725.9% |
| 1991 | -1.2% | -126.8% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -890.8% |
| 1993 | -8.0% | -183.0% |
| 1994 | -9.9% | +23.4% |
| 1995 | -8.3% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4% | -94.7% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -2684.0% |
| 1998 | -7.2% | -163.2% |
| 1999 | -2.1% | -71.4% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -311.0% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +132.7% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +114.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -39.7% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -42.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -52.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +48.9% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +75.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | -3.3% | -170.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -138.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +461.7% |
| 2022 | -2.2% | -131.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -139.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +304.1% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | -3.3% | 6.4% | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | -6.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | -3.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.2% | -9.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 4.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | -3.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -2.2% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -8.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3929 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 466.42 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 12,204 current LCU per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.907 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Zambia?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Zambia was 5.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.9% in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Zambia ranks 57th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.