Upper middle income vs Zambia: GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP

Upper middle income
2.34 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
3.32 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income rank
27th
Zambia rank
29th

GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Zambia
012345199020072025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.32 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 2.34 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.98 current international $ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Upper middle income ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.82 current international $ per US$ of GDP 3.86 current international $ per US$ of GDP 1.04 current international $ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 2.72 current international $ per US$ of GDP 3.42 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.7035 current international $ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 1.9 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.25 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.3538 current international $ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 2.19 current international $ per US$ of GDP 3.17 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.984 current international $ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Upper middle income or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.32 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 2.34 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Upper middle income and Zambia?
0.98 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Upper middle income and Zambia rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
Upper middle income ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Unit
current international $ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
251 places, 8,716 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.