Zambia - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Zambia was 43.94 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.92 in 2007 and a minimum value of -25.39 in 1976.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 -5.87
1962 6.16
1963 -6.09
1964 -2.80
1965 21.58
1966 24.46
1967 19.73
1968 7.29
1969 -7.16
1970 1.20
1971 5.97
1972 1.61
1973 -17.33
1974 16.60
1975 -6.84
1976 -25.39
1977 -1.21
1978 -17.20
1979 -8.72
1980 12.85
1981 -16.05
1982 -21.97
1983 -15.62
1984 -2.47
1985 21.46
1986 13.26
1987 2.75
1988 -0.18
1989 -16.23
1990 -6.38
1991 -18.76
1992 5.23
1993 -7.40
1994 12.71
1995 40.63
1996 32.13
1997 12.67
1998 17.05
1999 52.12
2000 40.68
2001 43.20
2002 19.17
2003 21.93
2004 30.39
2005 6.02
2006 -1.15
2007 55.92
2008 20.81
2009 -13.45
2010 43.94

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts