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Zambia graduation status

Zambia met the graduation criteria in 2021 but did not meet them in 2024.

See the CDP's 2024 report here.

Next step: when Zambia meets the graduation criteria again, its graduation process will re-start (it will be considered in the same way as a country meeting the criteria for the first time). 

  • More information on the process here.
  • More information on suggested action to prepare for graduation here.

Zambia LDC Profile (CDP website) (includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, Zambia's performance against the graduation criteria)

Other resources:

 

Documents on Zambia

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Impacts of LDC Graduation on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in Cambodia, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia (Nirmalya Syam and Shirin Syed for CDP Background Papers)

Least developed countries (LDCs) benefit from specific flexibilities under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), including an extended transition period for implementation of the agreement.

 LDC graduation and smooth transition 15 June 2023

Potential impacts of LDC graduation: Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia (UNDESA for CDP)

When a country leaves (“graduates from”) the least developed countries (LDC) category, it ceases to benefit from international support measures that are exclusive to LDCs (in some cases, these measures are available for a set period after graduation, known as a smooth transition period).

 LDC graduation and smooth transition 17 March 2023

Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Zambia - WTO

WTO members offer specific flexibilities to least developed country members, including Zambia. Following graduation, these flexibilities may not be available. This note provides an overview of possible trade-related impacts of LDC graduation for Zambia on market access, WTO rules and Aid for Trade.

 LDC graduation and smooth transition 15 September 2022

Potential impacts of LDC graduation on development cooperation in Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal, and Zambia: Preliminary assessment

When a country leaves (“graduates” from) the least developed countries (LDC) category, there is often concern about the impacts on the support it will receive from the international community.

 LDC graduation and smooth transition 21 September 2021

Zambia: Sustainable Investment Requirements

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments. The companion guide presents an overview of Zambia’s environmental and social regulations for investment operations in agroprocessing and light manufacturing.

 Development cooperation and multilateralism 28 June 2021

Photo UN/Evan Schneider