Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Zambia
Zambia: Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in Zambia, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0 units per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in 2019.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Zambia peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zambia 142nd out of 170 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 fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -40.1% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +44.3% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +32.6% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +28.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +27.8% | 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 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 139 Burkina Faso 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Nicaragua 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Gabon 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Belize 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Botswana 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Tajikistan 0 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 fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Zambia?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Zambia was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- Zambia ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.