Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Zambia
Zambia: Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP was 7.37 National currency per US dollar in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 7.37 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 141.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Zambia peaked at 7.37 National currency per US dollar in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 National currency per US dollar, in 1990.
That places Zambia 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Zambia, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0096 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1991 | 0.0178 National currency per US dollar | +86.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0463 National currency per US dollar | +159.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1102 National currency per US dollar | +138.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1949 National currency per US dollar | +77.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2494 National currency per US dollar | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3045 National currency per US dollar | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3754 National currency per US dollar | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 0.434 National currency per US dollar | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5047 National currency per US dollar | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6544 National currency per US dollar | +29.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8022 National currency per US dollar | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9431 National currency per US dollar | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 1.09 National currency per US dollar | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 1.59 National currency per US dollar | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.75 National currency per US dollar | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9 National currency per US dollar | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 2 National currency per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.25 National currency per US dollar | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 2.45 National currency per US dollar | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 2.65 National currency per US dollar | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.83 National currency per US dollar | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 3.05 National currency per US dollar | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 3.35 National currency per US dollar | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 3.86 National currency per US dollar | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 4.16 National currency per US dollar | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.45 National currency per US dollar | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 4.83 National currency per US dollar | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 5.53 National currency per US dollar | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 6.44 National currency per US dollar | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 6.38 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 7.37 National currency per US dollar | +11.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 7.37 National currency per US dollar is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.11 National currency per US dollar, 37% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +159.6% | 0.0178 National currency per US dollar | 0.0463 National currency per US dollar |
| 1993 | +138.0% | 0.0463 National currency per US dollar | 0.1102 National currency per US dollar |
| 1991 | +86.4% | 0.0096 National currency per US dollar | 0.0178 National currency per US dollar |
| 1994 | +77.0% | 0.1102 National currency per US dollar | 0.1949 National currency per US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2247 National currency per US dollar | 0.0096 National currency per US dollar | 0.5047 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 National currency per US dollar | 0.6544 National currency per US dollar | 2 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 National currency per US dollar | 2.25 National currency per US dollar | 4.83 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 National currency per US dollar | 5.53 National currency per US dollar | 7.37 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 19 Norway 9.45 National currency per US dollar compare
- 20 Sweden 8.55 National currency per US dollar compare
- 21 South Africa 7.43 National currency per US dollar compare
- 23 Denmark 6.12 National currency per US dollar compare
- 24 Hong Kong 5.61 National currency per US dollar compare
- 25 Morocco 3.96 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -28.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Zambia?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Zambia was 7.37 National currency per US dollar in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.37 National currency per US dollar in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 National currency per US dollar in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org