GDFI - private in Zambia

Zambia: GDFI - private was 3.45 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
3.45 billion current US$
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
12th
of 49 countries
All-time high
3.45 billion current US$
in 2011
All-time low
52.92 million current US$
in 1986
Years of data
28
1984–2011

GDFI - private in Zambia, 1984–2011

01.0B2.0B3.0B1984199720111984: 245.9M current US$1985: 149.5M current US$1986: 52.9M current US$1987: 134.3M current US$1988: 123.0M current US$1989: 60.9M current US$1990: 238.3M current US$1991: 119.5M current US$1992: 122.5M current US$1993: 228.8M current US$1994: 245.7M current US$1995: 253.9M current US$1996: 170.0M current US$1997: 299.9M current US$1998: 114.4M current US$1999: 127.3M current US$2000: 194.0M current US$2001: 210.6M current US$2002: 326.4M current US$2003: 556.3M current US$2004: 811.2M current US$2005: 1.1B current US$2006: 1.8B current US$2007: 1.9B current US$2008: 2.4B current US$2009: 2.1B current US$2010: 2.9B current US$2011: 3.5B current US$

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 3.45 billion current US$ for gdfi - private in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 1,539.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdfi - private in Zambia peaked at 3.45 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.92 million current US$, in 1986.

Zambia ranks 12th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

GDFI - private in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for GDFI - private (current US$) in Zambia, 1984 to 2011.
Year current US$ Change
1984 245.87 million current US$
1985 149.54 million current US$ -39.2%
1986 52.92 million current US$ -64.6%
1987 134.26 million current US$ +153.7%
1988 123.00 million current US$ -8.4%
1989 60.94 million current US$ -50.5%
1990 238.26 million current US$ +291.0%
1991 119.51 million current US$ -49.8%
1992 122.53 million current US$ +2.5%
1993 228.85 million current US$ +86.8%
1994 245.71 million current US$ +7.4%
1995 253.95 million current US$ +3.4%
1996 169.97 million current US$ -33.1%
1997 299.88 million current US$ +76.4%
1998 114.44 million current US$ -61.8%
1999 127.34 million current US$ +11.3%
2000 193.99 million current US$ +52.3%
2001 210.64 million current US$ +8.6%
2002 326.36 million current US$ +54.9%
2003 556.32 million current US$ +70.5%
2004 811.18 million current US$ +45.8%
2005 1.10 billion current US$ +35.5%
2006 1.78 billion current US$ +61.9%
2007 1.92 billion current US$ +7.8%
2008 2.35 billion current US$ +22.6%
2009 2.07 billion current US$ -12.2%
2010 2.89 billion current US$ +39.7%
2011 3.45 billion current US$ +19.6%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 3.45 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 billion current US$, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 3.45 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.32 billion current US$, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 127.75 million current US$ 52.92 million current US$ 245.87 million current US$ 6
1990s 192.04 million current US$ 114.44 million current US$ 299.88 million current US$ 10
2000s 1.13 billion current US$ 193.99 million current US$ 2.35 billion current US$ 10
2010s 3.17 billion current US$ 2.89 billion current US$ 3.45 billion current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 9 Ghana 4.83 billion current US$ compare
  2. 10 Kenya 4.38 billion current US$ compare
  3. 11 Botswana 3.58 billion current US$ compare
  4. 13 Cameroon 3.37 billion current US$ compare
  5. 14 Uganda 2.97 billion current US$ compare
  6. 15 Angola 2.88 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdfi - private in Zambia?
Gdfi - private in Zambia was 3.45 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
What is the highest gdfi - private recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 3.45 billion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest gdfi - private recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 52.92 million current US$ in 1986.
How does Zambia rank for gdfi - private?
Zambia ranks 12th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
Is gdfi - private rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,539.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - private (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GDFI - private (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,621 data points, 1960–2011
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Private sector’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets. Data are in current U.S. dollars.