Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Zambia
Zambia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 1,972 current international $ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Zambia, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Zambia stood at 1,972 current international $ per person. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Zambia peaked at 1,972 current international $ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,216 current international $ per person, in 2020.
Zambia ranks 171st of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,501 current international $ per person | — |
| 2011 | 1,524 current international $ per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,541 current international $ per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,593 current international $ per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,508 current international $ per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1,503 current international $ per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,428 current international $ per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,334 current international $ per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 1,547 current international $ per person | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 1,441 current international $ per person | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 1,216 current international $ per person | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 1,312 current international $ per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1,371 current international $ per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1,870 current international $ per person | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 1,972 current international $ per person | +5.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1,972 current international $ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,794 current international $ per person, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1,972 current international $ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,018 current international $ per person, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,492 current international $ per person | 1,334 current international $ per person | 1,593 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,548 current international $ per person | 1,216 current international $ per person | 1,972 current international $ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 2,090 current international $ per person compare
- 169 Burkina Faso 2,075 current international $ per person compare
- 170 Sudan 2,065 current international $ per person compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 1,762 current international $ per person compare
- 173 Somalia 1,674 current international $ per person compare
- 174 Malawi 1,577 current international $ 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Zambia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Zambia was 1,972 current international $ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,972 current international $ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,216 current international $ per person in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Zambia ranks 171st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, 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, PPP (current international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.