Relationship dossier
United States
Zambia
Relationship assessment
Sustained U.S.–Zambia cooperation, especially on health and development
United States toward Zambia
+45The United States has provided substantial health assistance to Zambia through PEPFAR and supported infrastructure and economic development through a Millennium Challenge Corporation compact. These are concrete, sustained areas of bilateral cooperation.
Zambia toward United States
+40Zambia has cooperated with the United States in implementing PEPFAR-supported health programs and the Millennium Challenge Corporation compact. This practical engagement supports a positive relationship, particularly on health and development.
Overall relationship
+45The enduring relationship is substantially cooperative, with health assistance and a major development compact providing concrete foundations for bilateral engagement. The partnership is meaningful but concentrated in development areas, and its broader scope is less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
United States–Zambia relations have centered on substantial development and health cooperation. The United States has supported Zambia through PEPFAR and a Millennium Challenge Corporation compact focused on infrastructure and economic growth. Zambia has worked with the United States in implementing these programs. The relationship is broadly cooperative, though the scale and continuity of particular initiatives and their results vary.
Key developments
The United States launched PEPFAR, which became a major source of HIV/AIDS assistance in Zambia.
The United States and Zambia signed a Millennium Challenge Corporation compact supporting infrastructure and economic development.
Major uncertainties
- The long-term scope and implementation of U.S. health and development commitments in Zambia are unclear.
- The breadth of current bilateral cooperation beyond health and development programs is uncertain.