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Foreign direct investment to GDP in Zambia

Latest: 4.5%
Previous: 9.3%
Change: -4.85 (-52.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in Zambia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	0.5%
Dec 31, 1971	0.5%
Dec 31, 1972	1.5%
Dec 31, 1973	1.3%
Dec 31, 1974	1.3%
Dec 31, 1975	1.6%
Dec 31, 1976	1.1%
Dec 31, 1977	1.7%
Dec 31, 1978	1.4%
Dec 31, 1979	1.0%
Dec 31, 1980	1.6%
Dec 31, 1981	-1.0%
Dec 31, 1982	1.0%
Dec 31, 1983	0.8%
Dec 31, 1984	0.6%
Dec 31, 1985	2.3%
Dec 31, 1986	1.7%
Dec 31, 1987	3.3%
Dec 31, 1988	2.5%
Dec 31, 1989	4.1%
Dec 31, 1990	6.2%
Dec 31, 1991	1.0%
Dec 31, 1992	1.4%
Dec 31, 1993	9.6%
Dec 31, 1994	1.1%
Dec 31, 1995	2.8%
Dec 31, 1996	3.5%
Dec 31, 1997	4.8%
Dec 31, 1998	5.6%
Dec 31, 1999	4.8%
Dec 31, 2000	3.4%
Dec 31, 2001	3.5%
Dec 31, 2002	7.1%
Dec 31, 2003	7.1%
Dec 31, 2004	5.9%
Dec 31, 2005	4.3%
Dec 31, 2006	4.8%
Dec 31, 2007	9.4%
Dec 31, 2008	5.2%
Dec 31, 2009	4.5%
Dec 31, 2010	8.5%
Dec 31, 2011	4.7%
Dec 31, 2012	6.8%
Dec 31, 2013	7.5%
Dec 31, 2014	5.6%
Dec 31, 2015	7.4%
Dec 31, 2016	3.2%
Dec 31, 2017	4.3%
Dec 31, 2018	1.6%
Dec 31, 2019	2.4%
Dec 31, 2020	1.4%
Dec 31, 2021	1.8%
Dec 31, 2022	-0.2%
Dec 31, 2023	2.3%
Dec 31, 2024	9.3%
Dec 31, 2025	4.5%

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