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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia

Zambia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 79.5%
World rank
29th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1986
All-time low
0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2012
Years of data
42
1978–2024

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia, 1978–2024

00.050.10.150.21978200120241978: 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia is 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.5% on the previous year and up 100.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia peaked at 0.2124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2012.

Zambia ranks 29th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1978 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1979 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.6%
1980 0.0569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.7%
1981 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -43.0%
1982 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +62.0%
1983 0.0726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.1%
1984 0.0689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.1%
1985 0.1833 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +166.2%
1986 0.2124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.9%
1987 0.1452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -31.7%
1988 0.162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.5%
1989 0.1274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.3%
1990 0.1335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.8%
1991 0.2062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +54.4%
1997 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -66.7%
1998 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1999 0.0522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -28.5%
2000 0.0708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.8%
2001 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -29.4%
2002 0.0731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +46.2%
2003 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -44.9%
2004 0.0655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +62.4%
2005 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.4%
2006 0.093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +27.5%
2007 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.3%
2008 0.0798 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.3%
2009 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -65.3%
2010 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +144.5%
2011 0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.4%
2012 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -72.9%
2013 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +206.7%
2014 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.8%
2015 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -70.0%
2016 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +105.5%
2017 0.0471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +36.2%
2018 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -64.8%
2019 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.4%
2020 0.0447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +132.2%
2021 0.0779 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +74.1%
2022 0.0562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.8%
2023 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.4%
2024 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +79.5%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
1980s 0.1114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.1067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 26 Andorra 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 27 Congo 0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 28 Qatar 0.1127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 30 Georgia 0.1096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 31 Saint Lucia 0.1092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 32 Costa Rica 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia?
Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia was 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
How does Zambia rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Zambia ranks 29th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.5%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
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246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.