Zambia
General information
Capital: Lusaka
Currency unit: New Zambian kwacha
Official language: English
Area: 743,390 km²
Population in million: 17,351,800.0
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 1,540
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 4,224
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 75.2
Annual growth rate of the population: 2.9 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 40.4 %
Life expectancy at birth: 63.0 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 87 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 26,720,100,000.00
Agriculture value added of GDP: 2.6
Industry value added of GDP: 36.3
Services value added of GDP: 6.8
Trade
Total exports in billions of US dollars: 9,707,160.00
Total imports in billions of US dollars: 8,495,400.00
Major manufactured products (as % of total exports) :
Hydraulic cements (0.87 %)
Sulphuric acid (0.78 %)
Precious and semi-precious stones (0.44 %)
Bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity (0.39 %)
Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides (0.39 %)
Weight of major primary products excluding minerals and oil (as % of total exports) :
Unmanufactured tobacco (2.28 %)
Cane or beet sugar (1.78 %)
Cotton, not carded or combed (1.14 %)
Maize (0.94 %)
Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% volume; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages (0.33 %)
Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator
The indicator highlights the scores of each of the three pillars of the sustainable competitiveness. A larger area means a higher score (0-100) and therefore a more favorable economic situation.
| 2020 | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator | 64 | |
| National attractiveness Zambia: 39 | 39 | |
| Price competitiveness Zambia: 94 | 94 | |
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities Zambia: 58 | 58 | |
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances Zambia: - | - |
National attractiveness
| 2020 | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| National attractiveness | 39 | |
| Infrastructures Zambia: 29 | 29 | |
| Market Zambia: 15 | 15 | |
| Human and financial capital Zambia: 49 | 49 | |
| Political and economic governance Zambia: 54 | 54 |
Price competitiveness
| Zambia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price competitiveness | 48 | |
| Macroeconomic competitiveness Zambia: 43 | 43 | |
| Products competitiveness Zambia: 60 | 60 |
Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities
| 2020 | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities | 58 | |
| Economical vulnerability Zambia: 69 | 69 | |
| Physical Vulnerability to Climate Change Index (PVCCI) Zambia: 51 | 51 | |
| Internal Violence Index (IVI) Zambia: 8 | 8 |
Revealed competitivenes and economic performances
| Zambia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances | - | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported primary products (except oil and ores) Zambia: 561 | 561 | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported manufactured products Zambia: >2,000 | >2,000 |