What is the price of sugar in Zambia?

As of May 2026, sugar in Zambia is US$ 0.91 per kg (17.21 ZMW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Zambia's world rank in sugar exports?

Zambia ranks #89 out of 118 sugar exporters.

Sugar Price in Zambia - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Sugar Prices in Zambia

US$ 0.91 / kg

17.21 ZMW / kg

MoM ▲ 18.1% YoY ▲ 18.1%

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
EU	Global benchmark	0.38	7.16	▲ 0.0%	▲ 2.7%	World Bank Pink Sheet
US	Global benchmark	0.79	14.89	▲ 2.6%	▼ 2.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
World	Global benchmark	0.34	6.41	▲ 6.3%	▼ 12.8%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	0.91	17.21	▲ 18.1%	▲ 18.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sugar price in Zambia available is US$ 0.91 per kg (17.21 ZMW), up 18.1% year-on-year.

Zambia exported 363 tonnes of sugar in 2024, valued at US$331,284, ranking #89 out of 118 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. The country's sugar exports declined by 90.4% year-on-year. Zambia is a net exporter of sugar. The latest export unit value is US$0.913 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Zambia exported $331.3K (362.9 t) of sugar▼ 90.4% YoY. That ranks #89 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$331.3K

Export value

362.9 t

Export volume

#89 / 118

World rank

Global share

$0.91

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sugar exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $2.67B · 15.5%
#2 India $1.69B · 9.8%
#3 France $1.54B · 8.9%
#4 Thailand $1.43B · 8.3%
#5 Germany $1.14B · 6.6%

Annual export data Zambia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$331.3K	362.9 t	$0.91
2023	$3.4M	4.4 kt	$0.77
2022	$9.3M	13.9 kt	$0.67
2021	$5.4M	6.5 kt	$0.83
2020	$262.9K	598.5 t	$0.44

HS Code

sugar is traded under Harmonized System code 1701.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

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

In 2019 Zambia exported 235,561 tonnes of sugar. In 2019 alone, the demand for Zambia sugar (processed category) has surged, with a change of 11.66 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sugar's exports grew by 18.98 pc bringing the exporter US$116.25m for the year 2019. Zambia's sugar exports are categorised as:

Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)
Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69Â° to 93Â°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)

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Zambia sugar export values

In 2019, Zambia supplied sugar valued at 116.25m USD, an increment of 10.60% from 2018's total sugar export of 105.105m USD. The annual growth in value of Zambia sugar between 2017 to 2018 was -10.936 percent.

The annual/yearly change in the amount of Zambia's sugar exports between 2017 and 2019 was 18.98 per cent compared to a variation of 11.66% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Zambia sugar ( in '000$ )

Zambia's best performing export markets for sugar are Portugal, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa and Rwanda.

Zambia purchased 439 tonnes of sugar in 2019.

Sugar Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sugar prices in other Africa countries:

Ethiopia$0.38/kg Kenya$0.97/kg Uganda$0.67/kg Malawi$0.38/kg Tanzania$0.50/kg Zimbabwe$0.53/kg Ghana$0.44/kg South Africa$0.68/kg Djibouti$0.66/kg Nigeria$2.72/kg Egypt$0.61/kg Mozambique$0.94/kg Mauritius$0.81/kg DRC Congo$0.38/kg Ivory Coast$1.08/kg

Other Processed Prices in Zambia

Latest prices for other processed in Zambia:

Beer$3.82/kg Coffee$2.01/kg Cotton$1.65/kg Natural Honey$2.62/kg Molasses$0.09/kg Whisky$4.13/kg Ethyl Alcohol$0.96/kg Wine$2.26/kg Palm Oil$0.24/kg Oil cake (Press cake)$0.03/kg Maize (corn) flour$0.45/kg Rice flour$0.80/kg Yogurt$0.61/kg Mineral water$0.11/kg Butter$6.24/kg

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