Zambia's Vision 2030 (2006-2030) aims to transform Zambia into a prosperous middle income nation by 2030 and to create a new Zambia which is a “strong and dynamic middle-income industrial nation that provides opportunities for improving the well-being of all, embodying values of socio economic justice.”(Government of Zambia. Zambia Vision 2030). It comprises three priority sectors:
- Economic growth and wealth creation
- Social investment and human development
- Creating an enabling environment for sustainable social economic development.
Vision 2030 articulates long-term plans for development to achieve desirable socio economic outcomes by 2030. The Vision is operationalized through five-year national development plans, most recently the Revised 6th National Development Plan (2013-2016) (R-SNDP), which was revised in 2013 with a change in government. The Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP) will take effect from 2017 to 2021. Implementation of Vision 2030 mandates the involvement of a variety of stakeholders including government, the private sector, cooperating partners, civil society, communities and individuals. Three-year Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs) and annual budgets are also developed as part of the process.
Zambia is currently developing the 7th National Development Plan (7NDP). The process which commenced in 2015, has generally been consultative, as guided by the policy, commencement of implementation of the plan is expected in 2017. It is envisioned that the plan will incorporate and localize the SDGs and Agenda 2063 and provide an entry point for further mainstreaming and a roadmap for their implementation.