Industry (including construction), value added … capita current LCU in Zambia
Zambia: Industry (including construction), value added … capita current LCU was 11,700 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 11,700 current LCU per person for industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 210.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per in Zambia peaked at 11,700 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0838 current LCU per person, in 1963.
Zambia ranks 131st of 207 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 … capita current LCU in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0984 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.089 current LCU per person | -9.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0839 current LCU per person | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0838 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0955 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1105 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1366 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1268 current LCU per person | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.151 current LCU per person | +19.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2046 current LCU per person | +35.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1618 current LCU per person | -20.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1228 current LCU per person | -24.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1393 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1811 current LCU per person | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2119 current LCU per person | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1312 current LCU per person | -38.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1516 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1411 current LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1621 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1984 current LCU per person | +22.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2064 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2147 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2054 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2625 current LCU per person | +27.8% |
| 1984 | 0.294 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4384 current LCU per person | +49.1% |
| 1986 | 0.823 current LCU per person | +87.7% |
| 1987 | 1.23 current LCU per person | +49.8% |
| 1988 | 1.84 current LCU per person | +48.9% |
| 1989 | 3.44 current LCU per person | +87.2% |
| 1990 | 6.59 current LCU per person | +91.8% |
| 1991 | 12.66 current LCU per person | +92.0% |
| 1992 | 30.46 current LCU per person | +140.7% |
| 1993 | 66.27 current LCU per person | +117.5% |
| 1994 | 106.53 current LCU per person | +60.7% |
| 1995 | 128.48 current LCU per person | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 160.22 current LCU per person | +24.7% |
| 1997 | 198.29 current LCU per person | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 189.5 current LCU per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 190.47 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 259.9 current LCU per person | +36.5% |
| 2001 | 334.5 current LCU per person | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 413.63 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 509.83 current LCU per person | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 673.78 current LCU per person | +32.2% |
| 2005 | 852.07 current LCU per person | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 1,152 current LCU per person | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 1,429 current LCU per person | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 1,597 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 1,733 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 2,244 current LCU per person | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 2,720 current LCU per person | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 2,818 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 3,199 current LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 3,462 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 3,764 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 4,456 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 5,267 current LCU per person | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 5,280 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,671 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 7,017 current LCU per person | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 9,439 current LCU per person | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 8,648 current LCU per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 9,443 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 10,948 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 2025 | 11,700 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 11,700 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,717 current LCU per person, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 11,700 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,728 current LCU per person, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added … capita current LCU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +140.7% | 12.66 current LCU per person | 30.46 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.118 current LCU per person | 0.0838 current LCU per person | 0.2046 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1601 current LCU per person | 0.1228 current LCU per person | 0.2119 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8952 current LCU per person | 0.2054 current LCU per person | 3.44 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.95 current LCU per person | 6.59 current LCU per person | 198.29 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 895.4 current LCU per person | 259.9 current LCU per person | 1,733 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,888 current LCU per person | 2,244 current LCU per person | 5,671 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,533 current LCU per person | 7,017 current LCU per person | 11,700 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 128 Antigua and Barbuda 12,177 current LCU per person compare
- 129 Brazil 12,061 current LCU per person compare
- 130 Ghana 11,964 current LCU per person compare
- 132 Luxembourg 11,567 current LCU per person compare
- 133 Netherlands 11,528 current LCU per person compare
- 134 Morocco 11,202 current LCU per person compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per in Zambia?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per in Zambia was 11,700 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,700 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0838 current LCU per person in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per?
- Zambia ranks 131st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.