| Product Code: ETC12056314 | Publication Date: Apr 2025 | Updated Date: Dec 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | Author: Sachin Kumar Rai | No. of Pages: 65 | No. of Figures: 34 | No. of Tables: 19 |
In 2024, Zambia`s building materials import market continued to show strong growth, with top exporting countries being South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, China, and India. Despite a high concentration level indicated by the high Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), the market maintained a healthy Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.59% from 2020 to 2024. The marginal growth rate of 0.36% from 2023 to 2024 suggests a steady performance. This data highlights the importance of these key exporting countries in supplying building materials to meet Zambia`s construction needs.

1 Executive Summary |
2 Introduction |
2.1 Key Highlights of the Report |
2.2 Report Description |
2.3 Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4 Research Methodology |
2.5 Assumptions |
3 Zambia Building Materials Market Overview |
3.1 Zambia Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 Zambia Building Materials Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 Zambia Building Materials Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Material Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
3.7 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume Share, By End User, 2021 & 2031F |
4 Zambia Building Materials Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Growing population in Zambia leading to increased demand for housing and infrastructure development. |
4.2.2 Government initiatives to promote construction and urban development projects. |
4.2.3 Increase in foreign direct investment in the construction sector. |
4.2.4 Rise in disposable income and urbanization driving the demand for modern building materials. |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 Volatility in raw material prices impacting the cost of production. |
4.3.2 Limited access to financing for construction projects. |
4.3.3 Lack of skilled labor in the construction industry. |
4.3.4 Regulatory challenges and bureaucratic hurdles in obtaining permits and approvals. |
5 Zambia Building Materials Market Trends |
6 Zambia Building Materials Market, By Types |
6.1 Zambia Building Materials Market, By Material Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Material Type, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.3 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Cement & Concrete, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.4 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Steel & Metal, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.5 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Wood & Composite, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.6 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Glass & Ceramics, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2 Zambia Building Materials Market, By Application |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Structural Construction, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.3 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Reinforcement & Framework, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.4 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Interior & Exterior Finishes, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.5 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Windows & Facades, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3 Zambia Building Materials Market, By End User |
6.3.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.3.2 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Residential & Commercial, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.3 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Infrastructure Projects, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.4 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Real Estate Developers, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.5 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenues & Volume, By Architectural Firms, 2021 - 2031F |
7 Zambia Building Materials Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 Zambia Building Materials Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 Zambia Building Materials Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 Zambia Building Materials Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Construction sector GDP growth rate in Zambia. |
8.2 Number of building permits issued. |
8.3 Percentage of urban population in Zambia. |
8.4 Average selling price of building materials. |
8.5 Rate of new construction projects initiated. |
9 Zambia Building Materials Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 Zambia Building Materials Market Opportunity Assessment, By Material Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 Zambia Building Materials Market Opportunity Assessment, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
9.3 Zambia Building Materials Market Opportunity Assessment, By End User, 2021 & 2031F |
10 Zambia Building Materials Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 Zambia Building Materials Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 Zambia Building Materials Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating and Technical Parameters |
11 Company Profiles |
12 Recommendations |
13 Disclaimer |
Export potential enables firms to identify high-growth global markets with greater confidence by combining advanced trade intelligence with a structured quantitative methodology. The framework analyzes emerging demand trends and country-level import patterns while integrating macroeconomic and trade datasets such as GDP and population forecasts, bilateral import–export flows, tariff structures, elasticity differentials between developed and developing economies, geographic distance, and import demand projections. Using weighted trade values from 2020–2024 as the base period to project country-to-country export potential for 2030, these inputs are operationalized through calculated drivers such as gravity model parameters, tariff impact factors, and projected GDP per-capita growth. Through an analysis of hidden potentials, demand hotspots, and market conditions that are most favorable to success, this method enables firms to focus on target countries, maximize returns, and global expansion with data, backed by accuracy.
By factoring in the projected importer demand gap that is currently unmet and could be potential opportunity, it identifies the potential for the Exporter (Country) among 190 countries, against the general trade analysis, which identifies the biggest importer or exporter.
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