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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 11.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 23.04 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	1.01
1965	0.48
1966	0.06
1967	0.40
1968	0.70
1969	0.19
1970	0.12
1971	0.12
1972	0.19
1973	0.19
1974	7.40
1975	11.94
1976	13.44
1977	12.47
1978	13.85
1979	15.17
1980	19.65
1981	18.81
1982	19.38
1983	19.38
1984	23.04
1985	20.02
1986	17.62
1987	12.24
1988	10.78
1989	0.48
1990	4.83
1991	13.28
1992	15.86
1993	10.71
1994	0.36
1995	16.26
1996	10.43
1997	1.17
1998	9.41
1999	3.68
2000	1.68
2001	1.54
2002	2.07
2003	4.60
2004	7.24
2005	4.13
2006	10.76
2007	6.70
2008	12.83
2009	13.83
2010	12.35
2011	9.13
2012	10.30
2013	5.68
2014	4.34
2015	4.08
2016	12.33
2017	10.81
2018	11.91
2019	13.52
2020	11.31

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Zambia was 5,323,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,586,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 164,000,000 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	210,000,000
1961	228,000,000
1962	175,000,000
1963	164,000,000
1964	219,000,000
1965	299,000,000
1966	345,000,000
1967	440,000,000
1968	457,000,000
1969	437,000,000
1970	477,000,000
1971	556,000,000
1972	565,000,000
1973	533,000,000
1974	787,000,000
1975	929,000,000
1976	674,000,000
1977	671,000,000
1978	618,000,000
1979	749,000,000
1980	1,339,000,000
1981	1,261,000,000
1982	1,201,000,000
1983	851,000,000
1984	730,000,000
1985	654,000,000
1986	648,000,000
1987	816,000,000
1988	835,000,000
1989	906,000,000
1990	1,220,000,000
1991	818,000,000
1992	795,000,000
1993	809,000,000
1994	594,000,000
1995	700,000,000
1996	835,000,000
1997	819,000,000
1998	1,100,000,000
1999	822,000,000
2000	888,000,000
2001	1,082,000,000
2002	1,102,000,000
2003	1,574,000,000
2004	2,152,000,000
2005	2,558,000,000
2006	3,074,000,000
2007	4,007,000,000
2008	5,060,000,000
2009	3,832,000,000
2010	5,321,000,000
2011	7,178,000,000
2012	8,805,000,000
2013	10,586,000,000
2014	9,707,000,000
2015	7,935,000,000
2016	7,290,000,000
2017	7,988,000,000
2018	9,466,000,000
2019	7,180,000,000
2020	5,323,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 31.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 83.61 in 1978, while its lowest value was 23.12 in 2014.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	35.06
1965	42.17
1966	50.39
1967	58.60
1968	57.94
1969	57.68
1970	63.19
1971	64.94
1972	67.46
1973	66.74
1974	74.53
1975	81.41
1976	80.89
1977	82.20
1978	83.61
1979	78.59
1980	75.39
1981	72.72
1982	70.79
1983	70.79
1984	66.26
1985	70.12
1986	72.22
1987	67.77
1988	66.93
1989	64.68
1990	60.48
1991	58.38
1992	49.64
1993	44.59
1994	43.53
1995	51.11
1996	42.92
1997	38.72
1998	43.58
1999	35.55
2000	26.98
2001	24.32
2002	25.01
2003	26.32
2004	37.34
2005	33.39
2006	33.60
2007	29.47
2008	29.84
2009	30.09
2010	27.45
2011	25.69
2012	28.71
2013	25.10
2014	23.12
2015	28.17
2016	31.51
2017	26.30
2018	29.68
2019	36.28
2020	31.78

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 26.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 26.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.63 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	2.10
1965	1.63
1966	3.15
1967	1.80
1968	4.10
1969	4.34
1970	4.97
1971	6.12
1972	7.71
1973	9.85
1974	8.57
1975	5.11
1976	4.59
1977	3.77
1978	4.10
1979	2.80
1980	3.07
1981	3.89
1982	4.12
1983	4.12
1984	2.98
1985	2.01
1986	2.50
1987	1.87
1988	6.95
1989	2.87
1990	8.49
1991	8.30
1992	13.22
1993	2.27
1994	5.98
1995	3.85
1996	5.36
1997	5.78
1998	3.96
1999	4.46
2000	3.76
2001	7.80
2002	7.75
2003	6.07
2004	5.56
2005	7.74
2006	6.73
2007	11.59
2008	9.49
2009	9.80
2010	9.50
2011	14.91
2012	15.98
2013	10.86
2014	14.54
2015	15.06
2016	14.76
2017	17.39
2018	20.01
2019	21.83
2020	26.52

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 18.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 18.23 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	0.02
1965	0.10
1966	0.32
1967	0.20
1968	0.46
1969	0.65
1970	1.04
1971	1.52
1972	2.82
1973	3.09
1974	5.07
1975	3.18
1976	2.42
1977	1.77
1978	2.21
1979	0.72
1980	0.99
1981	0.73
1982	0.53
1983	0.53
1984	0.46
1985	0.56
1986	0.71
1987	0.43
1988	0.87
1989	0.44
1990	0.72
1991	0.57
1992	0.72
1993	0.86
1994	1.19
1995	0.70
1996	1.06
1997	1.37
1998	0.99
1999	1.37
2000	1.66
2001	4.72
2002	3.15
2003	3.11
2004	2.45
2005	3.60
2006	3.04
2007	6.69
2008	5.00
2009	5.45
2010	5.85
2011	10.53
2012	10.66
2013	5.98
2014	9.53
2015	8.78
2016	9.10
2017	13.59
2018	14.05
2019	15.28
2020	18.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 1.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 1.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1969	0.03
1970	0.23
1971	0.10
1972	0.02
1973	0.00
1974	0.00
1975	0.00
1976	0.00
1977	0.00
1978	0.00
1979	0.01
1980	0.01
1981	0.03
1982	0.29
1983	0.29
1984	0.00
1985	0.00
1986	0.00
1987	0.00
1988	0.03
1990	0.14
1991	0.01
1992	0.30
1993	0.04
1994	0.14
1995	0.00
1996	0.04
1997	0.04
1998	0.06
1999	0.11
2000	0.04
2001	0.08
2002	0.13
2003	0.06
2004	0.05
2005	0.05
2006	0.09
2007	0.07
2008	0.08
2009	0.11
2010	0.14
2011	0.09
2012	0.26
2013	0.21
2014	0.28
2015	0.89
2016	0.78
2017	0.19
2018	0.51
2019	0.78
2020	1.33

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 0.582 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 0.945 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.025 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.175
1967	0.321
1968	0.109
1969	0.244
1970	0.327
1971	0.759
1972	0.161
1973	0.193
1974	0.383
1975	0.240
1976	0.087
1977	0.047
1978	0.084
1979	0.114
1980	0.025
1981	0.115
1982	0.945
1983	0.945
1984	0.642
1985	0.160
1986	0.494
1987	0.291
1988	0.114
1989	0.070
1990	0.212
1991	0.172
1992	0.289
1994	0.376
1995	0.336
1996	0.231
1997	0.239
1998	0.515
1999	0.533
2000	0.296
2001	0.859
2002	0.365
2003	0.353
2004	0.331
2005	0.535
2006	0.412
2007	0.303
2008	0.296
2009	0.214
2010	0.115
2011	0.175
2012	0.164
2013	0.302
2014	0.103
2015	0.323
2016	0.186
2017	0.226
2018	0.216
2019	0.373
2020	0.582

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 0.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 8.79 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	1.40
1965	0.48
1966	1.37
1967	0.22
1968	2.60
1969	2.62
1970	2.40
1971	2.71
1972	3.17
1973	5.13
1974	1.50
1975	0.50
1976	0.25
1977	0.16
1978	0.10
1979	0.05
1980	0.15
1981	0.15
1982	0.06
1983	0.06
1984	0.06
1985	0.02
1986	0.02
1987	0.01
1988	1.94
1989	0.01
1990	4.57
1991	3.07
1992	8.79
1993	0.07
1994	0.05
1995	0.33
1996	0.74
1997	0.91
1998	0.08
1999	0.08
2000	0.11
2001	0.15
2002	0.10
2003	0.17
2004	0.24
2005	0.35
2006	0.31
2007	0.37
2008	0.33
2009	0.52
2010	0.60
2011	0.62
2012	1.36
2013	0.67
2014	0.36
2015	0.66
2016	0.39
2017	0.38
2018	0.43
2019	0.38
2020	0.63

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 5.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 5.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.68 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	0.68
1965	1.06
1966	1.28
1967	1.06
1968	0.94
1969	0.80
1970	0.98
1971	1.03
1972	1.55
1973	1.44
1974	1.61
1975	1.18
1976	1.84
1977	1.78
1978	1.71
1979	1.91
1980	1.90
1981	2.86
1982	2.30
1983	2.30
1984	1.82
1985	1.27
1986	1.27
1987	1.14
1988	4.00
1989	2.35
1990	2.85
1991	4.48
1992	3.12
1993	1.30
1994	4.22
1995	2.49
1996	3.29
1997	3.21
1998	2.32
1999	2.37
2000	1.65
2001	1.99
2002	3.99
2003	2.39
2004	2.49
2005	3.20
2006	2.87
2007	4.16
2008	3.79
2009	3.51
2010	2.81
2011	3.49
2012	3.54
2013	3.70
2014	4.27
2015	4.39
2016	4.30
2017	3.01
2018	4.80
2019	5.02
2020	5.75

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 41.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 69.25 in 2000, while its lowest value was 9.40 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	62.11
1965	55.25
1966	45.40
1967	36.99
1968	35.71
1969	36.01
1970	29.69
1971	26.46
1972	22.03
1973	20.13
1974	12.68
1975	9.42
1976	10.97
1977	10.22
1978	9.40
1979	14.75
1980	18.55
1981	20.83
1982	21.35
1983	21.35
1984	29.09
1985	25.26
1986	22.31
1987	28.48
1988	24.00
1989	30.71
1990	29.83
1991	30.50
1992	36.06
1993	52.22
1994	49.49
1995	44.41
1996	50.59
1997	55.41
1998	52.41
1999	55.61
2000	69.25
2001	67.86
2002	67.23
2003	67.59
2004	57.09
2005	58.86
2006	59.66
2007	58.85
2008	60.64
2009	60.10
2010	63.04
2011	59.38
2012	55.31
2013	58.87
2014	58.83
2015	51.68
2016	53.47
2017	56.23
2018	50.10
2019	41.88
2020	41.69

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 0.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 5.17 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2012.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	0.73
1965	0.95
1966	1.05
1967	2.61
1968	2.25
1969	1.98
1970	2.15
1971	2.48
1972	2.79
1973	3.28
1974	4.21
1975	4.07
1976	3.54
1977	3.81
1978	2.88
1979	3.86
1980	2.99
1981	2.56
1982	3.73
1983	3.73
1984	1.68
1985	2.61
1986	2.97
1987	1.87
1988	2.12
1989	1.74
1990	1.20
1991	2.82
1992	1.08
1993	0.93
1994	1.00
1995	0.62
1996	1.13
1997	0.09
1998	0.05
1999	4.39
2000	0.00
2001	0.02
2002	0.02
2003	0.02
2004	0.01
2005	0.01
2006	0.01
2007	0.10
2008	0.03
2009	0.01
2010	0.01
2011	0.02
2012	0.00
2013	5.17
2014	3.50
2015	5.09
2016	0.27
2017	0.07
2018	0.21
2019	0.01
2020	0.01

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Zambia was $5,318,716,000 as of 2020. Over the past 56 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $10,185,460,000 in 2013 and $217,147,300 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	$217,147,300
1965	$293,600,000
1966	$342,700,000
1967	$423,646,400
1968	$458,163,600
1969	$436,512,700
1970	$476,996,400
1971	$558,991,800
1972	$565,421,800
1973	$530,874,600
1974	$787,357,200
1975	$928,737,300
1976	$654,838,200
1977	$671,616,400
1978	$607,826,400
1979	$752,983,600
1980	$1,111,591,000
1981	$854,564,500
1982	$999,190,000
1983	$708,799,300
1984	$598,577,200
1985	$677,842,400
1986	$577,096,500
1987	$695,910,700
1988	$879,843,100
1989	$1,274,995,000
1990	$1,217,989,000
1991	$810,028,400
1992	$836,801,700
1993	$701,628,400
1994	$455,549,100
1995	$782,294,000
1996	$834,292,500
1997	$697,109,000
1998	$1,087,471,000
1999	$876,125,900
2000	$1,090,076,000
2001	$1,080,094,000
2002	$1,071,846,000
2003	$1,546,950,000
2004	$2,150,885,000
2005	$2,579,682,000
2006	$3,027,469,000
2007	$4,006,236,000
2008	$5,111,549,000
2009	$3,820,671,000
2010	$5,316,045,000
2011	$7,268,802,000
2012	$8,790,480,000
2013	$10,185,460,000
2014	$9,706,950,000
2015	$8,481,879,000
2016	$7,556,332,000
2017	$8,694,718,000
2018	$9,462,053,000
2019	$7,221,289,000
2020	$5,318,716,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Zambia was 41.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 69.25 in 2000, while its lowest value was 9.40 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	62.11
1965	55.25
1966	45.40
1967	36.99
1968	35.71
1969	36.01
1970	29.69
1971	26.46
1972	22.03
1973	20.13
1974	12.68
1975	9.42
1976	10.97
1977	10.22
1978	9.40
1979	14.75
1980	18.55
1981	20.83
1982	21.35
1983	21.35
1984	29.09
1985	25.26
1986	22.31
1987	28.48
1988	24.00
1989	30.71
1990	29.83
1991	30.50
1992	36.06
1993	52.22
1994	49.49
1995	44.41
1996	50.59
1997	55.41
1998	52.41
1999	55.61
2000	69.25
2001	67.86
2002	67.23
2003	67.59
2004	57.09
2005	58.86
2006	59.66
2007	58.85
2008	60.64
2009	60.10
2010	63.04
2011	59.38
2012	55.31
2013	58.87
2014	58.83
2015	51.68
2016	53.47
2017	56.23
2018	50.10
2019	41.88
2020	41.69

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports