Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Zambia
Zambia: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 35.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Zambia is 35.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Zambia peaked at 62.4% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1999.
That places Zambia 31st out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.2% | — |
| 1961 | 59.4% | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 58.0% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 53.8% | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 58.8% | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 52.1% | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 54.6% | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 62.4% | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 54.7% | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 46.2% | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 47.6% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 53.6% | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 41.7% | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 40.6% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 37.7% | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 39.4% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 42.0% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 39.1% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 39.2% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 42.0% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 44.0% | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 47.3% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 45.3% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 43.7% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 35.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 35.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.7% | 52.1% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.8% | 37.7% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 35.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 22.8% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 23.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 32.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 35.1% | 41.8% | 6 |
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 industry (including construction), value added in Zambia?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Zambia was 35.3% 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 62.4% in 1969.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Zambia ranks 31st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.