Zambia vs Zimbabwe: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 31.8 LCU per US$ against 25.13 LCU per US$ in Zambia, a difference of 6.67 LCU per US$.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Zambia ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 89th of 215 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 0.0003 LCU per US$ | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0007 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 0.0003 LCU per US$ | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0048 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 0.0044 LCU per US$ | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.9037 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 0.9033 LCU per US$ | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.15 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 4.15 LCU per US$ | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.82 LCU per US$ | 0.0008 LCU per US$ | 7.82 LCU per US$ | Zambia |
| 2020s | 21.13 LCU per US$ | 8.96 LCU per US$ | 12.18 LCU per US$ | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 31.8 LCU per US$ against 25.13 LCU per US$ in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 6.67 LCU per US$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Zambia ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 89th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.