Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
2010 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Zambia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a growth equal to 0.2 % in the previous year.
- Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2010 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 8.5 % in Dec 2010 and a record low -3.9 % in Dec 2021.
CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and annual Nominal GDP. The Bank of Zambia provides quarterly Foreign Direct Investment in USD. Zambia Statistics Agency provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Bank of Zambia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.
Related information about Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Zambia, Current Account recorded a surplus of 17.0 USD mn in Mar 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 221.8 USD mn in Mar 2025.
- Zambia Direct Investment Abroad fell by 42.3 USD mn in Mar 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 46.6 USD mn in Mar 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 28.2 USD bn in Dec 2023.
View Zambia's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 2010 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Zambia's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2023?
Zambia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a growth equal to 0.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 2023 | 0.2 2022 | -3.9 2021 | 8.5 2010 | % | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 6.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 2.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.4 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 2.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 2.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 2.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | -0.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 4.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 9.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 3.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 4.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 0.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 2.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 7.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -24.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 1.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | -3.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (%) | -2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 5.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | -0.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 1.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 4.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 22.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | -50.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 4.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| India (%) | 0.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 0.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 7.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 5.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.6 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 1.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 2.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 9.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 8.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 2.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -46.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 3.8 2024 | yearly | 1982 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 6.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 68.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 44.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | -0.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 2.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 2.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 9.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 0.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 15.4 2024 | yearly | 1986 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 4.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 9.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 0.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 11.6 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2025 | yearly | 1977 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -3.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 3.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 2.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 1.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 1.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 5.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 5.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 3.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 27.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 2.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | -1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 0.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | -4.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,236.326 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 6,284.414 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 40.9 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) | 365.988 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) | 791.787 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) | 349.147 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.533 2028 | yearly | 2000 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 43.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,277.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 8.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,102.805 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 990.841 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,147.460 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,234.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -6.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 231,680.704 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 129,125.506 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 7.236 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 33.738 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 155.335 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 240.997 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 168.638 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 107.241 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 69.648 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 89.425 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -32.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 17.0 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.0 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 221.8 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.2 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -56.778 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.1 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -7.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -49.528 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 23,436.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 89.1 2024 | yearly | 2011 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 1.662 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -29,230.347 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 148.499 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 3,648.332 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 9,159.268 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 13.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 26.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,303.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 9,283.172 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 9.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 7,425.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 12.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 4,247.569 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 28.11 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 12.97 2024 | yearly | 1965 - 2024 |
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