Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0323 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Zambia is 0.0323 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 212.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0323 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1971.
Zambia ranks 144th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per person | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per person | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per person | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per person | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per person | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per person | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per person | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per person | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per person | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per person | +45.8% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per person | +82.9% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per person | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per person | +39.1% |
| 1989 | 0 million SLC per person | +85.5% |
| 1990 | 0 million SLC per person | +105.0% |
| 1991 | 0 million SLC per person | +85.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +154.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +154.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +61.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +28.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +26.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +34.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.007 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 million SLC per person | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0126 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0141 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0162 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0226 million SLC per person | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0269 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0323 million SLC per person | +20.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0323 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0323 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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 | +154.7% | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person |
| 1993 | +154.1% | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person |
| 1990 | +105.0% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 million SLC per person | 0.0011 million SLC per person | 0.0057 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 million SLC per person | 0.007 million SLC per person | 0.0162 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0247 million SLC per person | 0.0174 million SLC per person | 0.0323 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 141 Afghanistan 0.0334 million SLC per person compare
- 142 Spain 0.0326 million SLC per person compare
- 143 Ghana 0.0324 million SLC per person compare
- 145 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0321 million SLC per person compare
- 146 Grenada 0.0319 million SLC per person compare
- 147 Peru 0.0318 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, per capita in Zambia?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Zambia was 0.0323 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0323 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1971.
- How does Zambia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.8%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.