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Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia

Zambia: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 17.8%
World rank
31st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
All-time low
0.2102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Years of data
42
1978–2024

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia, 1978–2024

00.20.40.61978200120241978: 0.296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.42 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.21 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia is 0.4492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia peaked at 0.507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.

That places Zambia 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1978 0.2955 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1979 0.4198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +42.1%
1980 0.3752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.6%
1981 0.2485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -33.7%
1982 0.2433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1983 0.278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.2%
1984 0.3282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.1%
1985 0.3538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.8%
1986 0.4161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.6%
1987 0.3762 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.6%
1988 0.319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.2%
1989 0.3354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.2%
1990 0.3812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.6%
1991 0.3471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.9%
1997 0.258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -25.7%
1998 0.2302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.8%
1999 0.2268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2000 0.2102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2001 0.2224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.8%
2002 0.2359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.0%
2003 0.2217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2004 0.2965 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.8%
2005 0.2734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2006 0.3124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.2%
2007 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.8%
2008 0.2799 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.6%
2009 0.2852 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2010 0.3693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +29.5%
2011 0.3731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2012 0.3733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
2013 0.3867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2014 0.3766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2015 0.3464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.0%
2016 0.3118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.0%
2017 0.3175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
2018 0.3432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.1%
2019 0.3109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.4%
2020 0.4412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +41.9%
2021 0.507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.9%
2022 0.3945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.2%
2023 0.3815 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2024 0.4492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.8%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.4492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.4492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2955 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
1980s 0.3274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.2887 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.2662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.3509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.4347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3815 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 28 Guinea 0.4656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 29 Estonia 0.4516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 30 Kuwait 0.4497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 32 Papua New Guinea 0.4349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 33 Latvia 0.4341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 34 Belarus 0.4282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia?
Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia was 0.4492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Zambia ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Coverage
244 places, 9,573 data points, 1960–2025
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Goods exports (BoP, 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.