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GDP growth rate in Zambia

Latest: 3.8%
Previous: 3.8%
Change: -0.06 (-1.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

GDP growth rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP growth rate in Zambia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	-5.6%
Dec 31, 1967	7.9%
Dec 31, 1968	1.2%
Dec 31, 1969	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1970	4.8%
Dec 31, 1971	-0.1%
Dec 31, 1972	9.2%
Dec 31, 1973	-1.0%
Dec 31, 1974	6.4%
Dec 31, 1975	-2.3%
Dec 31, 1976	6.2%
Dec 31, 1977	-4.6%
Dec 31, 1978	0.6%
Dec 31, 1979	-3.0%
Dec 31, 1980	3.0%
Dec 31, 1981	6.2%
Dec 31, 1982	-2.8%
Dec 31, 1983	-2.0%
Dec 31, 1984	-0.3%
Dec 31, 1985	1.6%
Dec 31, 1986	0.7%
Dec 31, 1987	2.7%
Dec 31, 1988	6.3%
Dec 31, 1989	-1.0%
Dec 31, 1990	-0.5%
Dec 31, 1991	-0.0%
Dec 31, 1992	-1.7%
Dec 31, 1993	6.8%
Dec 31, 1994	-8.6%
Dec 31, 1995	2.9%
Dec 31, 1996	6.2%
Dec 31, 1997	3.8%
Dec 31, 1998	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1999	4.7%
Dec 31, 2000	3.9%
Dec 31, 2001	5.3%
Dec 31, 2002	4.5%
Dec 31, 2003	6.9%
Dec 31, 2004	7.0%
Dec 31, 2005	7.2%
Dec 31, 2006	7.9%
Dec 31, 2007	8.4%
Dec 31, 2008	7.8%
Dec 31, 2009	9.2%
Dec 31, 2010	10.3%
Dec 31, 2011	5.6%
Dec 31, 2012	7.6%
Dec 31, 2013	5.1%
Dec 31, 2014	4.7%
Dec 31, 2015	2.9%
Dec 31, 2016	3.8%
Dec 31, 2017	3.5%
Dec 31, 2018	4.0%
Dec 31, 2019	1.4%
Dec 31, 2020	-2.8%
Dec 31, 2021	6.2%
Dec 31, 2022	5.2%
Dec 31, 2023	5.4%
Dec 31, 2024	3.8%
Dec 31, 2025	3.8%

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