CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Zambia
Zambia: CPIA business regulatory environment rating was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia business regulatory environment rating in Zambia is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia business regulatory environment rating in Zambia peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
That places Zambia 11th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.65 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 11 Bhutan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
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- 11 Dominica 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Ghana 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Laos 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Lesotho 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Mauritania 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Mongolia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Nepal 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Niger 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Nigeria 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Pakistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Samoa 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Senegal 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Sri Lanka 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Saint Lucia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 11 Vietnam 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Zambia
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0469 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -7.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 349.67 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia business regulatory environment rating in Zambia?
- Cpia business regulatory environment rating in Zambia was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2017.
- What is the lowest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for cpia business regulatory environment rating?
- Zambia ranks 11th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia business regulatory environment rating rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). This Business Regulatory Environment criterion assesses the extent to which the legal, regulatory, and policy environment helps or hinders private business in investing, creating jobs, and becoming more productive. The emphasis is on direct regulations of business activity and regulation of goods and factor markets. Three sub-components are measured: (a) regulations affecting entry, exit, and competition; (b) regulations of ongoing business operations; and (c) regulations of factor markets (labor and land).