Taxes on exports in Zambia
Zambia: Taxes on exports was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Zambia, 1992–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on exports in Zambia stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 380.6% on the previous year and up 3,663.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Zambia peaked at 0.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 31st of 76 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.
Taxes on exports in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -83.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +6424.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +540.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +117.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -65.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +927.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -50.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +455.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -85.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +380.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 59% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +6424.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2017 | +927.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 taxes on exports in Zambia?
- Taxes on exports in Zambia was 0.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for taxes on exports?
- Zambia ranks 31st out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,663.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.