Official title:
Republic of Zambia
General information:
Capital: Lusaka
Population: ~19,740,000 (2025 est.)
Total area: 752,618 km²
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMW)
National holiday: Independence Day, 24th October (1964)
Official language: English
Recognized regional languages: Bemba, Tonga, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Kaonde, Nyanja, Chewa
Type of government:
Presidential republic
Diplomatic and consular representative: H.E. Ms Winnie Chibesakunda (Germany – Berlin)
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): $36.7 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: $1,860 (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP): $97.1 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: $4,930 (2024 est.)
- GDP (real growth rate): 4.8% (2024 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture ~20%
- Industry ~32%
- Services ~48% (latest estimates)
Agriculture products: corn (maize), sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seeds, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava, coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides
Main industries: copper mining and processing, emerald mining, construction, food and beverage processing, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: copper, cobalt, electricity, tobacco, flowers, cotton
Main export partners:
- Switzerland ~20.8%,
- China ~18.9%,
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ~12.5%,
- South Africa ~7.9%,
- United Arab Emirates ~5.1% (2023–2024 est.)
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer, foodstuffs, clothing
Main import partners:
- South Africa ~30.5%,
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ~17.8%,
- China ~10.2%,
- Kenya ~9.1%,
- European Union (total) ~7.4% (2023–2024 est.)