Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Zambia
Zambia: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP was 0.0994 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Zambia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0994 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Zambia peaked at 0.7864 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
Zambia ranks 91st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Zambia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0144 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0234 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +61.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -63.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +32.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0108 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0214 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +98.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1284 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +500.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2314 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +80.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2069 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3709 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +79.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4142 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4559 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6223 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6436 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7864 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0898 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -88.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1119 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1048 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1093 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0996 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1621 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +62.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1729 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1109 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0878 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 0.105 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0994 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0994 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0786 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0994 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0748 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +500.0% | 0.0214 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1284 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.015 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0234 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2344 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1284 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3709 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3438 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0898 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.7864 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.123 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0878 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1729 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 88 Sudan 0.1041 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Jamaica 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Iraq 0.1032 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Czechia 0.0988 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Aruba 0.0979 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Costa Rica 0.0932 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Zambia?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Zambia was 0.0994 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7864 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Zambia rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Zambia ranks 91st out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.