Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Zambia
Zambia: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 2.08 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 2.08 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 383.7% on the previous year and up 261.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Zambia peaked at 9.47 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -7.85, in 2020.
Zambia ranks 74th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.36 | — |
| 2001 | 2.45 | +80.1% |
| 2002 | 1.89 | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 4.1 | +116.9% |
| 2004 | 4.21 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.22 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.81 | -80.8% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | +53.1% |
| 2008 | 0.78 | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 8.28 | +961.5% |
| 2010 | 9.47 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | -1.12 | -111.8% |
| 2012 | 0.88 | -178.6% |
| 2013 | 0.83 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.32 | -61.4% |
| 2015 | -1.29 | -503.1% |
| 2016 | -0.58 | -55.0% |
| 2017 | -0.82 | +41.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | -222.0% |
| 2019 | -3.44 | -444.0% |
| 2020 | -7.85 | +128.2% |
| 2021 | 2.86 | -136.4% |
| 2022 | 3.37 | +17.8% |
| 2023 | -2.51 | -174.5% |
| 2024 | 0.43 | -117.1% |
| 2025 | 2.08 | +383.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2.08 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2.08 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +961.5% | 0.78 | 8.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.93 | 0.78 | 8.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.525 | -3.44 | 9.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.27 | -7.85 | 3.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Zambia?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Zambia was 2.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.47 in 2010.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.85 in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 261.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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