The Forecast In mid-January 2023, the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) released its GDP growth estimate 1 and forecast for Zambia running from 2022 to 2027. The forecast for Zambia, although not great considering the level of economic activity required to rapidly reduce poverty countrywide, is optimistic compared to the GDP growth rate for the world and the USA. EIU projects Zambia’s GDP will grow in the years 2023 to 2027 by an average of 4.