Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Zambia
Zambia: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit was 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit in Zambia, 1990–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Zambia is 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Zambia peaked at 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Zambia 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 34 Comoros 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Mozambique 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Senegal 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Eswatini 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Central African Republic 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Mauritania 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Zambia?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Zambia was 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit?
- Zambia ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.