Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Zambia
Zambia: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 27.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Zambia is 27.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Zambia peaked at 42.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 87th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.1% | — |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -54.1% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +232.1% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -84.3% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +53.7% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +163.8% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -34.7% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +104.9% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +87.8% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -46.5% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +54.5% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +47.9% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -36.3% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -17.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 27.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 27.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +232.1% | 6.1% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 6.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 3.2% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 11.4% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 21.4% | 32.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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)
- Commercial service imports 2.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Zambia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Zambia was 27.0% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Zambia ranks 87th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.