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Zambia — Gross capital formation

millions of ZMW · Annual · 1954–2031 · 78 observations

About this series

Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP.

In Zambia, the gross capital formation reading was 183.39B ZMW in 2025, compared with 157.50B ZMW in 2024. The period change was +16.4%. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 130.31B ZMW. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 25.3% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2016–2031

PeriodValue
2031431.05B ZMW
2030374.69B ZMW
2029321.21B ZMW
2028280.92B ZMW
2027242.88B ZMW
11 earlier values, back to 2016
2026213.47B ZMW
2025183.39B ZMW
2024157.50B ZMW
2023175.28B ZMW
2022133.27B ZMW
2021138.75B ZMW
2020107.29B ZMW
2019117.96B ZMW
2018106.18B ZMW
2017100.97B ZMW
201682.56B ZMW
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.