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Your guide to exporting from and investing in Zambia.
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Export from Zambia
What Zambia sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$11.3 billion
Source: UN Comtrade, Zambia exports by destination, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Invest in Zambia
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$1.29 billion
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment flows, Zambia (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
14
Promote:Zambia is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Zambia at a glance
PopulationEstimate
21.9 million
Zambia's population was 21,913,874 people in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Zambia population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$28.9 billion
Zambia's GDP was US$28.88 billion in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Zambia GDP, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$1,318
Zambia's GDP per person was US$1,318 in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Zambia GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
3.8%
Zambia's real GDP grew 3.8 percent in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Zambia real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
6.1%
Annual inflation was 6.1 percent in September 2026, within the Bank of Zambia's 6 to 8 percent target band.
Source: Bank of Zambia, Monetary Policy Committee statement, September 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.