Zambia geopolitical profile
National context alongside 69 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Zambia. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.
3Cooperative66Mixed
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Economy
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Global context
2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES
Current-year economic outlook
IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.
IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25
GDP per capita$1.3K
2015 $1.3K → 2025 $1.3KGDP growth3.8%
2015 2.9% → 2025 3.8%Inflation13.9%
2015 10.1% → 2025 13.9%Population21.9M
2015 16.4M → 2025 21.9MWorld Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0
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Geopolitical position
A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.
CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER
Relationships from Zambia
Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.
CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
ChinaZMB → CHN+30Cooperative73%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth AfricaZMB → ZAF+14Cooperative57%Broad sourced evidenceSingaporeZMB → SGP+10Cooperative45%Documented bilateral evidenceEthiopiaZMB → ETH+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceUnited Arab EmiratesZMB → ARE+8Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIndiaZMB → IND+7Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMoroccoZMB → MAR+7Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAlgeriaZMB → DZA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAngolaZMB → AGO+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBangladeshZMB → BGD+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEgyptZMB → EGY+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGhanaZMB → GHA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKenyaZMB → KEN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMalaysiaZMB → MYS+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigeriaZMB → NGA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBrazilZMB → BRA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyChileZMB → CHL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyColombiaZMB → COL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDominican RepublicZMB → DOM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEcuadorZMB → ECU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGuatemalaZMB → GTM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIndonesiaZMB → IDN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIraqZMB → IRQ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKazakhstanZMB → KAZ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKuwaitZMB → KWT+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMexicoZMB → MEX+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPeruZMB → PER+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPhilippinesZMB → PHL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyQatarZMB → QAT+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySaudi ArabiaZMB → SAU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyThailandZMB → THA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUzbekistanZMB → UZB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyVietnamZMB → VNM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAustraliaZMB → AUS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAustriaZMB → AUT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBelgiumZMB → BEL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBulgariaZMB → BGR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCanadaZMB → CAN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCroatiaZMB → HRV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDenmarkZMB → DNK+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFinlandZMB → FIN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGermanyZMB → DEU+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGreeceZMB → GRC+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIrelandZMB → IRL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceJapanZMB → JPN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNetherlandsZMB → NLD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNew ZealandZMB → NZL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePortugalZMB → PRT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRussiaZMB → RUS+4Mixed65%Documented bilateral evidenceSpainZMB → ESP+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSwedenZMB → SWE+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCzechiaZMB → CZE+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFranceZMB → FRA+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceHungaryZMB → HUN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIranZMB → IRN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyItalyZMB → ITA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorwayZMB → NOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPakistanZMB → PAK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPolandZMB → POL+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRomaniaZMB → ROU+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSlovakiaZMB → SVK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySouth KoreaZMB → KOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySwitzerlandZMB → CHE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTürkiyeZMB → TUR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited KingdomZMB → GBR+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceArgentinaZMB → ARG0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUkraineZMB → UKR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited StatesZMB → USA-1Mixed53%Documented bilateral evidenceIsraelZMB → ISR-5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEvery component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.