| Zambia | |
| Rank: 95 · Score: 29.2 |
| Basic facts | ||||
| Population (millions) | 20.0 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 28.7 | M&A volume (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 1,433.9 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | 2nd | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 4.0 | Private equity investments (quartile) | Bottom |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index | 95 | 29, 29, 29, 32, 30 | 29.2 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 85 | 34, 35, 27, 30, 40 | 65.6 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 92 | 34, 40, 40, 40, 33 | 13.7 |
| 3 | Taxation | 99 | 4, 3, 4, 15, 26 | 72.2 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 91 | 35, 28, 22, 34, 34 | 51.1 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 107 | 19, 19, 19, 18, 18 | 22.2 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 101 | 25, 27, 27, 28, 24 | 31.3 |
| Historic performance, 2019-2023 | Key driver performance, 2023 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Environment |
Entrepreneurial Opportunites |
| Ivory Coast | 76.7 | 25.7 | 84.3 | 39.0 | 28.4 | 24.4 |
| Botswana | 37.6 | 13.9 | 89.4 | 64.5 | 32.7 | 37.3 |
| Uganda | 72.0 | 17.3 | 65.7 | 48.6 | 23.5 | 26.6 |
| Zambia | 65.6 | 13.7 | 72.2 | 51.1 | 22.2 | 31.3 |
| Senegal | 70.4 | 13.4 | 54.4 | 42.7 | 30.4 | 27.0 |
| Malawi | 59.3 | 12.1 | 64.8 | 45.2 | 25.7 | 34.4 |
| Algeria | 69.5 | 8.2 | 87.6 | 48.6 | 29.0 | 40.8 |
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023