Exports in Zambia increased to 30770 ZMW Million in October from 28529 ZMW Million in September of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Zambia Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Zambia Total Exports

• Zambia Total Exports recorded 1.3 USD bn in Oct 2025, compared with 1.2 USD bn in the previous month
• Zambia Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2003 to Oct 2025, with an averaged value of 753.2 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.3 USD bn in Oct 2025 and a record low of 61.4 USD mn in Jan 2003

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. Zambia Statistics Agency provides monthly total exports, FOB, in local currency. Bank of Zambia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Zambia Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Zambia Total Exports grew 20.4 % YoY in Oct 2025
• Total Imports recorded 1.3 USD bn in Oct 2025, which registered an increase of 3.4 % year on year
• Zambia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 49.1 USD mn in Oct 2025

Zambia's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$11.28 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Zambia's main export partners were: Switzerland, China and Congo. The top three export commodities were: Copper; Ores slag and ash and Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement. Total Imports were valued at US$11.27 Billion. In 2024, Zambia had a trade surplus of US$7.82 Million.

Key information about Zambia Total Exports to USA

• Zambia Total Exports to USA recorded 7.236 USD mn in Jul 2025, compared with 8.483 USD mn in the previous Jun 2025
• Zambia Total Exports to USA data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1981 to Jul 2025, with an averaged value of 0.672 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 36.429 USD mn in Oct 1988 and a record low of 0.020 USD mn in Nov 1992

The International Monetary Fund provides monthly Total Exports to USA, FOB, in USD.

Key information about Zambia Total Exports

• Zambia Total Exports expanded 20.4 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with an increase of 20.4 % YoY in the previous month
• Zambia Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2004 to Oct 2025, with an averaged rate of 10.0 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 176.7 % in Sep 2020 and a record low of -33.2 % in Mar 2005

CEIC calculates total exports growth from monthly exports. Zambia Statistics Agency provides total exports (FOB) in local currency.


Further information about Zambia Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Zambia Total Exports recorded 1.3 USD bn in Oct 2025
• Total Imports recorded 1.3 USD bn in Oct 2025, which registered an increase of 3.4 % year on year
• Zambia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 49.1 USD mn in Oct 2025

Zambia Exports to United States was US$28.78 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Zambia Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

Key information about Zambia's Trade Balance

• Zambia's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 49.1 USD mn in Oct 2025, compared with a surplus of 15.8 USD mn in the previous month
• Zambia's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2003 to Oct 2025, with an averaged value of 5.4 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 457.3 USD mn in Apr 2021 and a record low of -226.3 USD mn in Sep 2017

CEIC converts monthly Trade Balance into USD. Zambia Statistics Agency provides Trade Balance in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

Further information about Zambia's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, Zambia's Total Exports reached 1.3 USD bn in Oct 2025, an increase of 3.4% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 1.3 USD bn in Oct 2025, an increase of 3.4% YoY (year-on-year)

Zambia ZM: Exports: Goods data was reported at 8.139 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.513 USD bn for 2016. Zambia ZM: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 1.034 USD bn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.607 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 335.000 USD mn in 1962. Zambia ZM: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Trade Organization.; Gap-filled total;

Zambia ZM: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data was reported at 8.893 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.357 % for 2014. Zambia ZM: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data is updated yearly, averaging 5.949 % from Dec 1966 (Median) to 2015, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.563 % in 2004 and a record low of 0.356 % in 1979. Zambia ZM: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Zambia Exports: EU: Malta data was reported at 2.500 ZMW mn in Nov 2018. Zambia Exports: EU: Malta data is updated monthly, averaging 2.500 ZMW mn from Nov 2018 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 1 observations. Zambia Exports: EU: Malta data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.JА003: Exports: by Country.

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Zambia: Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 78.24 percent, an increase from 69.3 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 94.72 percent, based on data from 161 countries. Historically, the average for Zambia from 1994 to 2023 is 68.35 percent. The minimum value, 56.12 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 86.21 percent was recorded in 2021.

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Zambia: Exports of goods and services, billion USD: The latest value from 2023 is 11.26 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 11.72 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 186.95 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 161 countries. Historically, the average for Zambia from 1994 to 2023 is 5.61 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.85 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 11.72 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022.

Zambia ZM: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World data was reported at 5.592 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.037 % for 2015. Zambia ZM: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World data is updated yearly, averaging 1.483 % from Dec 1966 (Median) to 2016, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.536 % in 1996 and a record low of 0.013 % in 1968. Zambia ZM: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

Zambia Exports: SC: Swaziland data was reported at 1.500 ZMW mn in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.600 ZMW mn for Sep 2018. Zambia Exports: SC: Swaziland data is updated monthly, averaging 4.300 ZMW mn from Aug 2015 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 144.300 ZMW mn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 0.200 ZMW mn in May 2018. Zambia Exports: SC: Swaziland data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.JА003: Exports: by Country.

Zambia Exports: Annual: Domestic data was reported at 75,296.995 ZMW mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 64,083.724 ZMW mn for 2016. Zambia Exports: Annual: Domestic data is updated yearly, averaging 54.279 ZMW mn from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2017, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75,296.995 ZMW mn in 2017 and a record low of 0.327 ZMW mn in 1964. Zambia Exports: Annual: Domestic data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.JА001: Trade Balance.

Zambia Exports: NTEs data was reported at 1,999.000 ZMW mn in Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,937.000 ZMW mn for Jun 2018. Zambia Exports: NTEs data is updated monthly, averaging 1,512.000 ZMW mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,582.000 ZMW mn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 823.200 ZMW mn in Mar 2015. Zambia Exports: NTEs data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.JА002: Exports.

Zambia ZM: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data was reported at 0.030 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.474 % for 2015. Zambia ZM: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data is updated yearly, averaging 4.709 % from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2016, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.173 % in 1999 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2002. Zambia ZM: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

Zambia Exports: Domestic: FOB data was reported at 8,176.200 ZMW mn in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,356.500 ZMW mn for Sep 2018. Zambia Exports: Domestic: FOB data is updated monthly, averaging 3,071.286 ZMW mn from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 190 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,567.700 ZMW mn in Nov 2017 and a record low of 269.450 ZMW mn in Jan 2003. Zambia Exports: Domestic: FOB data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.JА002: Exports.