Nepal vs Zambia: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Nepal
14.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
14.90 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Nepal rank
112th
Zambia rank
111th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Nepal
  • Zambia
05.0B10.0B15.0B197620002024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 14.90 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Nepal, a difference of 244.50 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Nepal ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 111th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 303.68 million BoP, current US$ 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ 986.47 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1980s 576.21 million BoP, current US$ 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ 874.84 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1990s 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ 1.73 billion BoP, current US$ 339.40 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2000s 2.89 billion BoP, current US$ 3.47 billion BoP, current US$ 578.90 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2010s 9.52 billion BoP, current US$ 9.62 billion BoP, current US$ 92.78 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2020s 14.59 billion BoP, current US$ 11.05 billion BoP, current US$ 3.54 billion BoP, current US$ Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Nepal or Zambia?
Zambia, at 14.90 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Nepal and Zambia?
244.50 million BoP, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Nepal ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 111th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.