Industry (including construction), value added in Zambia
Zambia: Industry (including construction), value added 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 207 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 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% |
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
- 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 722.42 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3533 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 465.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 9.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 8.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 11,700 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 5.21 % 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 207 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.