The cumulative total trade from January to September 2023 was K300.7 billion while that of 2024 for the same period was K412.8 billion, representing a 37.2 percent increase (see Figure 4).
The total value of exports via all modes of transport for the period of January to September 2024 was K209.3 billion. Road transport accounted for the highest value at K195.8 billion representing a 93.5 percent share. Air transport was second with K6.2 billion (3.0 percent) and Rail transport was third with a value of K1.9 billion (0.9 percent). Other modes of transport accounted for K5.5 billion (2.6 percent).
The total volume of exports via all modes for the period of January to September was 6.4 Million Mt, of which Road transport accounted for the highest volume with 4.5 million Mt, representing 71.2 percent. Rail transport accounted for 20.6 thousand Mt, representing 0.3 percent. Air transport accounted for 3.2 thousand Mt (0.05 percent), while other modes accounted for 1.8 million Mt (28.4 percent) (see Table 8).
Mode of transport | K’ Billion | Value % Share | Mt (000) | Volume % Share |
Road Transport | 195.8 | 93.5 | 4,583.81 | 71.2 |
Rail Transport | 1.9 | 0.9 | 20.6 | 0.3 |
Air Transport | 6.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.05 |
Other (Multimodal) | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1,831.07 | 28.4 |
Exports | 209.3 | 100.0 | 6,438.63 | 100.0 |
Source: ZamStats, 2024
Note: Other (Multimodal) include, Multimodal – Sea & Rail, Multimodal – Sea & Road, Multimodal – Other, Fixed – Pipeline, Fixed – Electric Power Line.
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The total value of Imports via all modes of transport for the period of January to September was K203.4 billion. Road transport accounted for the highest value with K122.5 billion representing 60.2 percent share, followed by Air transport at K11.9 billion (5.8 percent). Rail transport was third with K0.5 billion accounting for 0.2 percent of the total import bill. Other modes of transport accounted for K68.6 billion (33.7 percent).
In terms of volumes, a total of 6.3 million Mt of imports was recorded in the period of January to September 2024, of which Road transport accounted for 3.6 million Mt, representing the highest share at 56.6 percent, followed by Rail transport which accounted for 59.8 thousand Mt, representing a share of 1.0 percent. Air Transport was third accounting for 8.5 thousand Mt (0.1 percent), while other modes accounted for 2.6 million Mt (42.3 percent) (see Table 9).
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