Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 280.49 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Zambia, 2010–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 280.49 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2021.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Zambia peaked at 367.82 current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 179.41 current US$ per person, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 106th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 223.88 current US$ per person | — |
| 2011 | 241.6 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 337.85 current US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 325.17 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 289.98 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 230.19 current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 179.41 current US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 295.94 current US$ per person | +65.0% |
| 2018 | 367.82 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 282.34 current US$ per person | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 251.31 current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 280.49 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 280.49 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 187.45 current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 280.49 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.45 current US$ per person, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 277.42 current US$ per person | 179.41 current US$ per person | 367.82 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 265.9 current US$ per person | 251.31 current US$ per person | 280.49 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 103 Palestine 294.78 current US$ per person compare
- 104 Cambodia 292.73 current US$ per person compare
- 105 Ghana 286.02 current US$ per person compare
- 107 Chile 264.63 current US$ per person compare
- 108 Tanzania 252.78 current US$ per person compare
- 109 Nicaragua 245.15 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 138.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0769 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 101.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Zambia?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Zambia was 280.49 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 367.82 current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 179.41 current US$ per person in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 106th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.