| Product Code: ETC4949719 | Publication Date: Nov 2023 | Updated Date: Dec 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | Author: Shubham Padhi | No. of Pages: 60 | No. of Figures: 30 | No. of Tables: 5 |
In 2024, Zambia continued to see significant soap import shipments, with top exporters including South Africa, Kenya, United Kingdom, India, and Ivory Coast. The market remained highly concentrated, with a high HHI indicating limited competition. The industry showed strong growth potential, with a notable CAGR of 15.95% from 2020 to 2024 and an impressive growth rate of 22.15% in 2024. This data suggests a promising market for soap imports in Zambia, with opportunities for further expansion and competition among key exporting countries.

The Soap market in Zambia is projected to grow at a growing growth rate of 7.35% by 2027, highlighting the country's increasing focus on advanced technologies within the Africa region, where Egypt holds the dominant position, followed closely by South Africa, Ethiopia, Algeria and Nigeria, shaping overall regional demand.

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 Soap Market Overview |
3.1 Zambia Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 Zambia Soap Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 Zambia Soap Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
3.7 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
4 Zambia Soap Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Increasing awareness about personal hygiene and sanitation practices |
4.2.2 Growing disposable income leading to higher spending on personal care products |
4.2.3 Rising urbanization and changing lifestyles increasing demand for convenience products |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 Competition from international soap brands |
4.3.2 Fluctuating raw material prices affecting production costs |
4.3.3 Economic instability impacting consumer purchasing power |
5 Zambia Soap Market Trends |
6 Zambia Soap Market Segmentations |
6.1 Zambia Soap Market, By Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Bar Soap, 2021-2031F |
6.1.3 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Liquid Soap, 2021-2031F |
6.2 Zambia Soap Market, By Application |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Household, 2021-2031F |
6.2.3 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Commercial, 2021-2031F |
6.2.4 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Other, 2021-2031F |
6.3 Zambia Soap Market, By Distribution Channel |
6.3.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.3.2 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Modern Trade, 2021-2031F |
6.3.3 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Traditional Trade, 2021-2031F |
6.3.4 Zambia Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Online, 2021-2031F |
7 Zambia Soap Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 Zambia Soap Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 Zambia Soap Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 Zambia Soap Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Number of new product introductions in the soap market |
8.2 Consumer sentiment towards locally manufactured soaps |
8.3 Household penetration rate of premium soap brands |
8.4 Adoption rate of eco-friendly and natural ingredient-based soaps |
8.5 Number of partnerships with retailers to expand distribution reach |
9 Zambia Soap Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 Zambia Soap Market Opportunity Assessment, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 Zambia Soap Market Opportunity Assessment, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
9.3 Zambia Soap Market Opportunity Assessment, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
10 Zambia Soap Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 Zambia Soap Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 Zambia Soap 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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