Zambia's taxes on exports (current LCU) was 364.75 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 17,719% from 2.05 million in 2014 (67.91% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 364.75 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 119.37 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.05 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 364.75 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | 11,900 | 1993 |
| Average since 2015 | 69.66 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 34,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Zambia's taxes on exports (current LCU) rose 522.3% on 2023 (from 58.62 million to 364.75 million).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2023), the average change was +1,049.4% and a typical year strayed about 3,244.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12,247.9% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 84% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 22.14 million a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Zambia had the 14th highest value of the 25 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Zambia in the 2024 ranking
- Namibia — 10th of 25: 560.05 million
- Norway — 11th of 25: 541 million
- South Africa — 12th of 25: 532.56 million
- Solomon Islands — 14th of 25: 347.6 million
- Papua New Guinea — 15th of 25: 299.75 million
- Bahamas, The — 16th of 25: 246.54 million
What this measures
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 17 values
| Year | Taxes on exports (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 364,754,631 |
| 2023 | 58,617,299 |
| 2022 | 46,429,724 |
| 2021 | 30,796,269 |
| 2020 | 19,150,618 |
| 2019 | 119,367,031 |
| 2018 | 19,591,877 |
| 2017 | 32,703,371 |
| 2016 | 2,456,000 |
| 2015 | 2,751,000 |
| 2014 |
Taxes on exports (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 82.32 billion (2024)
- Botswana — 1.24 million (2023)
- Burundi — 253.74 million (2021)
- Cameroon — 38.51 billion (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 31.66 billion (2022)
- Congo, Rep. — 8.33 billion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 995.2 billion (2023)
- Equatorial Guinea — 3.16 billion (2022)
- Eswatini — 6,860 (2018)
- Ethiopia — 4.68 million (2024)
- Ghana — 268.53 million (2016)
More public sector data for Zambia
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 405.86 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 10.24 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.26% (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 1 million (2024)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 42.28 billion (2024)
- Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 25.32% (2024)
- Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 154.97 billion (2024)
- Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) — 23.41% (2024)
- Taxes on international trade (current LCU) — 8.86 billion (2024)
- Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Zambia's taxes on exports (current LCU)?
- 364.75 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1992?
- It is up 1.07 million% from 34,000 in 1992 (33.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 364.75 million in 2024 and the lowest 11,900 in 1993.
- How does Zambia rank?
- 14th highest of 25 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in taxes on exports (current LCU) unusual for Zambia?
- In 2024, Zambia's taxes on exports (current LCU) rose 522.3% on 2023 (from 58.62 million to 364.75 million). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2023), the average change was +1,049.4% and a typical year strayed about 3,244.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.EXPT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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