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Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) Board Chairperson Professor, Biemba Maliti, says a sectoral breakdown of investment performance during the third quarter of 2025 showed that the Energy sector attracted the highest investment commitments at US$773.69 million, accounting for 39.38 percent of total investment.
This was followed by the Manufacturing sector, which recorded US$708.76 million in investment commitments, representing 36.07 percent, while the Mining sector attracted US$309.40 million, accounting for 15.75 percent.
The Construction sector recorded US$74.36 million, representing 3.78 percent, with other sectors combined contributing US$98.56 million, or 5.02 percent.
Maliti said the Agency recorded 9,893 pledged jobs from 118 investment projects during the quarter, exceeding the target of 5,001 jobs and achieving 197.82 percent performance.
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He said the Agency surpassed its investment promotion targets after recording 118 investment projects against a target of 90, representing 131.11 percent achievement.
From the projects recorded, Maliti said the Agency secured US$1.96 billion in investment commitments, slightly below the quarterly target of US$2 billion but achieving 98 percent performance.
Maliti also highlighted Zambia’s export performance during the period under review, saying the country recorded total exports valued at US$3.61 billion.
He said Traditional Exports accounted for US$2.28 billion, representing 63.10 percent of total exports, while Non-Traditional Exports contributed US$1.33 billion, accounting for 36.90 percent.
Maliti said the Agency will continue to promote investment, facilitate business growth and expand export opportunities to support economic development.
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