Manufacturing & Mining Lead Zambia’s $14.7B Investment Surge

Zambia has successfully converted investment commitments into actual projects worth about US $14.71 billion from 2021 to the end of 2025, according to the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA). The total comes from confirmed feedback from 779 companies out of 2,065 licensed investors, who together had pledged about US $89.31 billion in investment commitments.

The actualized investments span key sectors of the economy. Manufacturing led with about US $5.54 billion (37.7%), while mining contributed USD 5.07 billion (34.5%). The transport sector attracted about US $1.53 billion, with the remainder spread across services, agriculture, energy, ICT, and tourism.

These investments supported the creation of 91,522 jobs, with manufacturing and mining among the largest employers, helping to improve livelihoods and strengthen Zambia’s productive base. Lusaka Province recorded the largest share of actualized projects (around US $7.29 billion), followed by North-Western Province (US $3.19 billion) and the Copperbelt (US $2.92 billion). Government officials say the figures reflect rising investor confidence, policy consistency, and Zambia’s improving macroeconomic environment.

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