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Zambia: Imports (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1946–2024 · 78 observations · forecasts to 2031 · imports_GDP

2024
27.6%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−9.8 pointsfrom 37.4%
Average, 2015–2024
35.0%10 years
Record high and low
99.0% (1957)low 27.6% (2024)

Imports (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203136.0Forecast
203035.3Forecast
202934.7Forecast
202833.1Forecast
202733.5Forecast
202633.3Forecast
202530.7Forecast
202427.6
202337.4
202229.1
202134.0
202032.5
201934.2
201836.9
201736.6
201638.6
201542.7

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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