Private capital flows, total in Zambia
Zambia: Private capital flows, total was 783.80 million BoP, current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Private capital flows, total in Zambia, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 783.80 million BoP, current US$ for private capital flows, total in 2011.
The figure is up 39.9% on the previous year and up 234.2% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 15th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 705.36 million BoP, current US$ | 234.54 million BoP, current US$ | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 672.04 million BoP, current US$ | 560.27 million BoP, current US$ | 783.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 12 Tanzania 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 13 Niger 977.07 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 14 Mali 853.58 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Guinea 743.61 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 681.21 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 18 Ethiopia 626.51 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 7.43 (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 13.91 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,356 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 8.75 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 29.71 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 1,356 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 25.13 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 16.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 673.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 25.61 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Zambia?
- Private capital flows, total in Zambia was 783.80 million BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 234.54 million BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for private capital flows, total?
- Zambia ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Private capital flows, total (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.