Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Zambia
Zambia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Zambia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Zambia is 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 288.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Zambia peaked at 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 169th of 192 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, per square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +88.4% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +90.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +110.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +89.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | +160.9% |
| 1993 | 0.002 million SLC per square kilometre | +160.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 million SLC per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0076 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0109 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0151 million SLC per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0199 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0248 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0312 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 0.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 0.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0618 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0757 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0902 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.104 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1308 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1601 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1721 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.193 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2209 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2423 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2857 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3316 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3702 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4042 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4457 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5952 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6639 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.16 million SLC per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.01 million SLC per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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% | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +160.2% | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.002 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +110.3% | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0109 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0513 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0151 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.104 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2511 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1308 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4042 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6137 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4457 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 166 Estonia 0.8937 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 167 Suriname 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 168 Peru 0.7827 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 170 Fiji 0.6702 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 171 Latvia 0.6279 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 172 Palau 0.6127 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, per square in Zambia?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Zambia was 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Zambia ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 288.6%. 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, 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 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 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.