Starting a business - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Starting a business - Score was 84.91 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Zambia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Zambia stood at 84.91.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Zambia peaked at 85.09 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.9, in 2003.
Zambia ranks 118th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.9 | — |
| 2004 | 78.13 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 78.34 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.4 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.81 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.86 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 82.9 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.04 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.17 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.8 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 85.09 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 84.95 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.88 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.83 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.89 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.07 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.91 | -0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 84.91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 84.91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.62 | 77.9 | 82.9 | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.26 | 81.8 | 85.09 | 10 |
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)
- 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 starting a business - score in Zambia?
- Starting a business - score in Zambia was 84.91 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.09 in 2013.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9 in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for starting a business - score?
- Zambia ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.