Afrobarometer published on 29 September 2025 a survey titled "Zambians Support Open Trade, Greater African Voice in International Affairs" by Edward Chibwill.
A broader survey of Zambian public opinion includes an assessment of perceptions of China, the United States, and Russia. Zambians expressed a 51 percent positive view of China's economic and political influence in the country versus an 8 percent negative view. The ranking for the United States was 45 percent positive and 9 percent negative and for Russia 19 percent positive and 15 percent negative. The remaining percentages were neutral.
The percentage of Zambians who viewed China's influence on Zambia as positive in 2014 was 72 percent. It declined to 61 percent in 2020 and 42 percent in 2022 before rising to 51 percent in 2024.
