GERD as a percentage of GDP in Zambia
Zambia: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.3% in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
0.3%
Change on year
up 1,015.9%
World rank
79th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 2002
Years of data
7
1996–2008
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Zambia, 1996–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gerd as a percentage of gdp in Zambia is 0.3%, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1,015.9% on the previous year and up 3,674.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Zambia peaked at 0.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 79th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More science & technology data for Zambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 367.3 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in Zambia?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in Zambia was 0.3% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Zambia ranks 79th out of 116 countries with data for 2008.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,674.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release