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Total Trade January 2025
Total trade for the month of January 2025 was K52.2 billion while that of 2024 for the same period was K41.5 billion, representing a 25.9 percent increase (see Figure 4).
Figure 4: Cumulative Total Trade, Jan (2024 and 2025) (K’ Billions)
Total Exports and Imports by Mode of Transport, January, 2025
The total value of exports via all modes of transport for the month of January 2025 was K26.0 billion. Road transport accounted for the highest value at K25.7 billion representing a 99.0 percent share. Air transport was second with K0.14 billion (0.6 percent) and Rail transport was third with a value of K 0.13 billion (0.5 percent).
The total volume of exports via all modes for the month of January was 488.9 thousand Mt, of which Road transport accounted for the highest volume with 487.7 thousand Mt, representing 99.8 percent. Rail transport accounted for 0.2 thousand Mt, representing 0.2 percent. Air transport accounted for 0.4 thousand Mt (0.1 percent (see Table 8).
Table 8: Total Exports by Mode of Transport, Jan- 2025
Mode of transport | K’ Billion | Value % Share | Mt (000) | Volume % Share |
Road Transport | 25.7 | 99.0 | 487.7 | 99.8 |
Rail Transport | 0.13 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Air Transport | 0.14 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Other (Multimodal) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Exports | 26.0 | 100.0 | 488.9 | 100.0 |
Source: ZamStats, 2025
Note: Other (Multimodal) include, Multimodal – Sea & Rail, Multimodal – Sea & Road, Multimodal – Other, Fixed – Pipeline, Fixed – Electric Power Line.