Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Zambia
Zambia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.0115 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Zambia stood at 0.0115 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Zambia peaked at 0.0115 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 million SLC per person, in 1994.
That places Zambia 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0108 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0107 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0114 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 million SLC per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0106 million SLC per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 million SLC per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0095 million SLC per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0089 million SLC per person | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.009 million SLC per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0086 million SLC per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0085 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 million SLC per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.008 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0079 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0076 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 million SLC per person | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.007 million SLC per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 million SLC per person | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0068 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.007 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0086 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0094 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.01 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.011 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0111 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.011 million SLC per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0113 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0115 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0115 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1359 million SLC per person, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0115 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3487 million SLC per person, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0104 million SLC per person | 0.0089 million SLC per person | 0.0114 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0082 million SLC per person | 0.0077 million SLC per person | 0.009 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0069 million SLC per person | 0.0065 million SLC per person | 0.0076 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 million SLC per person | 0.0068 million SLC per person | 0.0094 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 million SLC per person | 0.01 million SLC per person | 0.0112 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 million SLC per person | 0.0104 million SLC per person | 0.0115 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 163 Lesotho 0.0126 million SLC per person compare
- 164 Fiji 0.0124 million SLC per person compare
- 165 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0118 million SLC per person compare
- 167 Samoa 0.0113 million SLC per person compare
- 168 Eritrea 0.0112 million SLC per person compare
- 169 Belarus 0.0108 million SLC per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 310.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 268.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Zambia?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Zambia was 0.0115 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 million SLC per person in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Zambia ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.