Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Zambia
Zambia: Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Stocks traded, total value in Zambia, 1994–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.3% for stocks traded, total value in 2025.
The figure is up 95.8% on the previous year and up 330.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Zambia peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
Zambia ranks 76th of 104 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.
Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -47.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +1179.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +151.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -80.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +351.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -83.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +339.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -73.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +278.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +478.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -82.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +504.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -75.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +95.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 74% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 74% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1179.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More financial sector data for Zambia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stocks traded, total value in Zambia?
- Stocks traded, total value in Zambia was 0.3% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Zambia rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Zambia ranks 76th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 330.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as part of Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.