Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Zambia
Zambia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) was 353,202 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Zambia is 353,202 current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.4% on the previous year and up 267.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Zambia peaked at 353,202 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71,392 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 168th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 71,392 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 77,305 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 83,370 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 96,159 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 101,163 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 114,941 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 129,344 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 132,325 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 166,195 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 170,464 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 166,981 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 214,192 current LCU per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 236,426 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 353,202 current LCU per square kilometre | +49.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 353,202 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.36 million current LCU per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 353,202 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.92 million current LCU per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 114,266 current LCU per square kilometre | 71,392 current LCU per square kilometre | 170,464 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 242,700 current LCU per square kilometre | 166,981 current LCU per square kilometre | 353,202 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 165 Finland 460,455 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 166 Montenegro 394,378 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 167 Latvia 368,557 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 347,237 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 170 Ecuador 318,712 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 171 Eritrea 257,405 current LCU per square kilometre
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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Zambia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Zambia was 353,202 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 353,202 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,392 current LCU per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Zambia ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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.
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 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.