ICT goods imports in Zambia
Zambia: ICT goods imports was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.6% for ict goods imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Zambia peaked at 6.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2024.
That places Zambia 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -33.4% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +114.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -42.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Zambia?
- Ict goods imports in Zambia was 1.6% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for ict goods imports?
- Zambia ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).