Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Zambia
Zambia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Zambia, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Zambia is 0.0004 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 284.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Zambia peaked at 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Zambia 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +88.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +90.5% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +110.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +89.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +160.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +160.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0004 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0004 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +160.9% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +160.2% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +110.3% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 169 Tajikistan 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Latvia 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Ecuador 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 Solomon Islands 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Montenegro 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Turkmenistan 0.0004 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Zambia?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Zambia was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Zambia ranks 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.