Services, value added in Zambia
Zambia: Services, value added was 57.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Zambia, 1983–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 57.0% for services, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Zambia peaked at 57.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1993.
Zambia ranks 107th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Services, value added in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 30.6% | — |
| 1984 | 35.1% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 34.7% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 33.7% | -12.1% |
| 1989 | 23.7% | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 24.8% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 28.6% | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 24.3% | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +77.3% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 44.8% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.8% | 23.7% | 38.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 21.5% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 47.5% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 50.4% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 50.9% | 57.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 104 Liechtenstein 57.4% compare
- 105 South Korea 57.2% compare
- 106 Dominica 57.2% compare
- 108 Ecuador 57.0% compare
- 109 Fiji 57.0% compare
- 110 North Macedonia 57.0% 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 31,945 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.9945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,311 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 5.82 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Zambia?
- Services, value added in Zambia was 57.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1993.
- How does Zambia rank for services, value added?
- Zambia ranks 107th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.