| Product Code: ETC10125184 | Publication Date: Sep 2024 | Updated Date: Dec 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | Author: Summon Dutta | No. of Pages: 75 | No. of Figures: 35 | No. of Tables: 20 |
In 2024, Zambia continued to show strong reliance on plastic imports, with South Africa, China, India, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand being the top exporters. Despite a slight decline in growth rate from the previous year, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) remained positive at 10.93%. The high Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) indicates a market with significant concentration among these key exporting countries, suggesting potential challenges and opportunities for diversification in the Zambian plastics import market.

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 Plastics Market Overview |
3.1 Zambia Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 Zambia Plastics Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 Zambia Plastics Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Technology, 2021 & 2031F |
3.7 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
4 Zambia Plastics Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Increasing urbanization and infrastructure development in Zambia leading to higher demand for plastics in construction and packaging industries. |
4.2.2 Growth in the automotive and electronics sectors driving the demand for plastic components in the manufacturing process. |
4.2.3 Government initiatives promoting the use of plastics for various applications, such as agriculture and healthcare, boosting market growth. |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 Fluctuating raw material prices impacting the production cost and profitability of plastic manufacturers in Zambia. |
4.3.2 Environmental concerns and regulations regarding plastic waste management leading to potential restrictions on the usage of plastics. |
4.3.3 Competition from alternative materials like paper, glass, and metal affecting the market share of plastics in certain industries. |
5 Zambia Plastics Market Trends |
6 Zambia Plastics Market, By Types |
6.1 Zambia Plastics Market, By Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Type, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.3 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Traditional Plastics, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.4 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Engineering Plastics, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.5 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Bioplastics, 2021- 2031F |
6.2 Zambia Plastics Market, By Technology |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Injection Molding, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.3 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Extrusion Molding, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.4 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Blow Molding, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.5 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Others, 2021- 2031F |
6.3 Zambia Plastics Market, By Application |
6.3.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.3.2 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Packaging, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.3 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Electrical and Electronics, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.4 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Building and Construction, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.5 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Automotive and Transportation, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.6 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Furniture and Bedding, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.7 Zambia Plastics Market Revenues & Volume, By Others, 2021- 2031F |
7 Zambia Plastics Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 Zambia Plastics Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 Zambia Plastics Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 Zambia Plastics Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Recycling Rate: Measures the percentage of plastics recycled in Zambia, indicating the sustainability efforts and environmental impact of the industry. |
8.2 Manufacturing Capacity Utilization: Reflects the efficiency of production facilities in meeting market demand and optimizing resources. |
8.3 Innovation Index: Tracks the level of technological advancements and product development in the plastics sector, influencing market competitiveness and growth. |
9 Zambia Plastics Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 Zambia Plastics Market Opportunity Assessment, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 Zambia Plastics Market Opportunity Assessment, By Technology, 2021 & 2031F |
9.3 Zambia Plastics Market Opportunity Assessment, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
10 Zambia Plastics Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 Zambia Plastics Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 Zambia Plastics 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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