Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Zambia
Zambia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.316 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.316 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
178th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.316 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0625 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Zambia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.316 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Zambia peaked at 0.316 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0625 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0625 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0639 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0702 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0691 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0714 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.071 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.073 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0707 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.07 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0673 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0699 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0693 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0711 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0731 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0727 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0727 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0746 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0767 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0782 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0789 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0795 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.078 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0766 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0818 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0748 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0769 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0817 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0848 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0845 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0884 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0919 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0968 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1011 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1081 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1157 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1241 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1339 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1451 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1564 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1708 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1884 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1989 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.214 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2248 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2354 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2423 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2514 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2602 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2707 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2746 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.267 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2792 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2983 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.316 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.316 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.71 million SLC per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.316 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.61 million SLC per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0689 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0625 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.073 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0737 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0693 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0789 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0807 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0748 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0884 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1244 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0919 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1708 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2361 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1884 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2746 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2901 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.267 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.316 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 175 Jordan 0.3603 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 176 Montenegro 0.347 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 177 Botswana 0.3207 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 179 Eritrea 0.3128 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 180 Canada 0.2594 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 181 Australia 0.2585 million SLC 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)
- 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 0.316 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.316 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0625 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Zambia ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.