Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita was 1,234 USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Zambia, 1970–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value us$ per capita in Zambia stood at 1,234 USD.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$ per capita in Zambia peaked at 1,746 USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, 181.71 USD, in 1986.
That places Zambia 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 375.28 USD | — |
| 1971 | 335.98 USD | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 363.29 USD | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 457.63 USD | +26.0% |
| 1974 | 539.37 USD | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 437.54 USD | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 455.98 USD | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 421.95 USD | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 456.17 USD | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 529.33 USD | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 576.6 USD | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 606.01 USD | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 547.62 USD | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 455.89 USD | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 355.42 USD | -22.0% |
| 1985 | 278.18 USD | -21.7% |
| 1986 | 181.71 USD | -34.7% |
| 1987 | 238.35 USD | +31.2% |
| 1988 | 362.58 USD | +52.1% |
| 1989 | 468.14 USD | +29.1% |
| 1990 | 445.84 USD | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 374.98 USD | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 364.39 USD | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 360.46 USD | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 398.83 USD | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 405.77 USD | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 376.63 USD | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 438.72 USD | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 349.6 USD | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 332.69 USD | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 343.85 USD | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 380.57 USD | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 379.73 USD | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 433.26 USD | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 513.52 USD | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 656.85 USD | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 955.76 USD | +45.5% |
| 2007 | 996.02 USD | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,268 USD | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 1,105 USD | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 1,354 USD | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 1,545 USD | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1,688 USD | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1,746 USD | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,612 USD | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1,274 USD | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 1,156 USD | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 1,439 USD | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 1,441 USD | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,229 USD | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 919.12 USD | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 1,045 USD | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 1,340 USD | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 1,234 USD | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 437.25 USD | 335.98 USD | 539.37 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 407.05 USD | 181.71 USD | 606.01 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 384.79 USD | 332.69 USD | 445.84 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 703.33 USD | 343.85 USD | 1,268 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,448 USD | 1,156 USD | 1,746 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,135 USD | 919.12 USD | 1,340 USD | 4 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 13.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 751.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,886 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$ per capita in Zambia?
- Gross national income — value us$ per capita in Zambia was 1,234 USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,746 USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 181.71 USD in 1986.
- How does Zambia rank for gross national income — value us$ per capita?
- Zambia ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).