Zambia — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest gross capital formation reading for Zambia was 25.3% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 23.8% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.48 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 32.8% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1954–2031
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Latest observations
2016–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 28.8 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 28.2 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 27.2 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 26.8 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 26.1 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2026 | 25.9 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 25.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 23.8 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 27 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 32.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 39.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 38.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 41 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 38.2 % of GDP |