Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) in Zambia
Zambia: Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) was 84.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing value added per capita in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 84.52 for manufacturing value added per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added per capita in Zambia peaked at 84.52 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.51, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 197th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.51 | — |
| 2001 | 56.38 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 58.11 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 61.01 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 62.3 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 62.52 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.47 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 64.78 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 64.39 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.42 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.19 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 67.6 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 68.59 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 70.56 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 72.82 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 74.41 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 73.53 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 74.43 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 75.16 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 74.74 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.31 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 80.61 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 82.11 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 83.46 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 83.04 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 84.52 | +1.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 84.52 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 218.57, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 84.52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 132.65, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.39 | 55.51 | 64.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5 | 63.19 | 75.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.17 | 73.31 | 84.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 194 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 89.99 compare
- 195 Rwanda 89.06 compare
- 196 Burkina Faso 86.08 compare
- 198 Bahamas 81.32 compare
- 199 Tuvalu 79.36 compare
- 200 Central African Republic 75.93 compare
More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,944 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added per capita in Zambia?
- Manufacturing value added per capita in Zambia was 84.52 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.52 in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.51 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for manufacturing value added per capita?
- Zambia ranks 197th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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