What is the price of beans in Zambia?

As of May 2026, beans in Zambia is US$ 1.47 per kg (27.76 ZMW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Zambia's world export rank for beans in 2024?

Zambia ranks #50 among 99 bean exporters in 2024.

What is the latest export price for beans from Zambia?

The latest export price for beans from Zambia is US$1.4727 per kg.

Is Zambia a net exporter or importer of beans?

Zambia is a net exporter of beans.

What is Zambia's bean production in 2024?

Zambia produced 38,937 tonnes of beans in 2024.

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Beans Prices in Zambia

US$ 1.47 / kg

27.76 ZMW / kg

MoM ▲ 87.8% YoY ▲ 87.8%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZMW)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Global benchmark	0.47	8.94	▲ 2.5%	▲ 14.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	1.47	27.76	▲ 87.8%	▲ 87.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beans price in Zambia available is US$ 1.47 per kg (27.76 ZMW), up 87.8% year-on-year.

Zambia exported 162 tonnes of beans in 2024, valued at US$238,998, ranking #50 among 99 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with bean production at 38,937 tonnes (world rank #53), representing 0.1% of global output. The latest export price is US$1.4727 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beans in Zambia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Zambia exported $239K (162.3 t) of beans▲ 155.1% YoY. That ranks #50 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$239K

Export value

162.3 t

Export volume

#50 / 99

World rank

Global share

$1.47

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Morocco $340.4M · 26.8%
#2 China $251.1M · 19.8%
#3 Mexico $122.9M · 9.7%
#4 Guatemala $88.8M · 7%
#5 France $85.9M · 6.8%

Annual export data Zambia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$239K	162.3 t	$1.47
2023	$93.7K	119.5 t	$0.78
2022	$255.8K	749.5 t	$0.34
2021	$111.9K	330.7 t	$0.34
2020	$451.3K	185.7 t	$2.43

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Zambia produced 38.9 kt of beans in 2024▼ 55.8% YoY. It ranks #53 among producing countries (0.1% of world output).

38.9 kt

mi_production

69,668 ha

Area harvested

0.06 t/ha

Yield

#53

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

beans is traded under Harmonized System code 0708.20. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Zambia beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Zambia sold 8,726 tonnes of beans. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Zambia beans (pulses/legumes category) has escalated, recording a change of 48.099 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports decreased by -0.85% netting the nation US$2.04m for the year 2019. Zambia's beans exports are categorised as:

Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)

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Zambia beans export values

In 2019, Zambia sold beans valued at 2.04m USD, a contraction of -4.63% from 2018's total beans export of 2.139m USD. The annual reduction in value of Zambia beans between 2017 to 2018 was -55.988%.

The annual/yearly change in the amount of Zambia's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was -0.85 per cent compared to a variation of 48.099% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Zambia beans ( in '000$ )

Zambia's top export markets for beans are Angola, Mozambique, United Kingdom (UK), US and Colombia.

Zambia brought in 675 tonnes of beans in 2019.

Beans Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest beans prices in other Africa countries:

Uganda$0.52/kg Kenya$1.30/kg South Africa$0.79/kg Malawi$0.98/kg Nigeria$0.39/kg Zimbabwe$1.03/kg Ghana$0.77/kg Tanzania$0.61/kg Ethiopia$0.51/kg Lesotho$0.28/kg Tunisia$0.39/kg Egypt$0.45/kg Mali$0.16/kg Mozambique$1.60/kg Angola$1.46/kg

Other Pulses/Legumes Prices in Zambia

Latest prices for other pulses/legumes in Zambia:

Cow Peas (Black Eyed Peas)$0.38/kg Lima beans$2.77/kg Black beans$1.81/kg

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