Import unit value index in Zambia
Zambia: Import unit value index was 133.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Zambia, 1980–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import unit value index in Zambia stood at 133.3 2015 = 100.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Zambia peaked at 140.2 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.6 2015 = 100, in 1986.
Zambia ranks 60th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Import unit value index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 57.9 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 64.4 2015 = 100 | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 70.9 2015 = 100 | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 62.3 2015 = 100 | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 55.2 2015 = 100 | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 42.2 2015 = 100 | -23.6% |
| 1986 | 32.6 2015 = 100 | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 35.1 2015 = 100 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 42.2 2015 = 100 | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 69.6 2015 = 100 | +64.9% |
| 1990 | 66.3 2015 = 100 | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 85.2 2015 = 100 | +28.5% |
| 1992 | 98.2 2015 = 100 | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 92.3 2015 = 100 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 76.1 2015 = 100 | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 75.4 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 72.1 2015 = 100 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 74.8 2015 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 65.6 2015 = 100 | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 65.6 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 63.5 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 63.9 2015 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 68 2015 = 100 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 75.7 2015 = 100 | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 82.3 2015 = 100 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 88.7 2015 = 100 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 110.8 2015 = 100 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 96.6 2015 = 100 | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 105.7 2015 = 100 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 119.7 2015 = 100 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 117.9 2015 = 100 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 114.2 2015 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 112.3 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 96.1 2015 = 100 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 103.9 2015 = 100 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 111.6 2015 = 100 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 108.1 2015 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 106 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 125.3 2015 = 100 | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 140.2 2015 = 100 | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 136.9 2015 = 100 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 133.3 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 133.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 129.5 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 133.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.24 2015 = 100 | 32.6 2015 = 100 | 70.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.16 2015 = 100 | 65.6 2015 = 100 | 98.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.16 2015 = 100 | 63.5 2015 = 100 | 110.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.95 2015 = 100 | 96.1 2015 = 100 | 119.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.34 2015 = 100 | 106 2015 = 100 | 140.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 57 Micronesia (country) 134.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 58 Cayman Islands 133.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 59 Saint Lucia 133.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 61 Mongolia 133 2015 = 100 compare
- 62 Nepal 132.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 63 Suriname 132.5 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit value index in Zambia?
- Import unit value index in Zambia was 133.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 140.2 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6 2015 = 100 in 1986.
- How does Zambia rank for import unit value index?
- Zambia ranks 60th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.