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Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia

Zambia: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 61.2%
World rank
131st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2005
All-time low
0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1988
Years of data
42
1978–2024

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia, 1978–2024

0.020.040.061978200120241978: 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.2% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia peaked at 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1988.

That places Zambia 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1978 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1979 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.1%
1980 0.039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.2%
1981 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
1982 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.5%
1983 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.6%
1984 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.5%
1985 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.9%
1986 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.6%
1987 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -25.4%
1988 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.0%
1989 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +37.0%
1990 0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +52.1%
1991 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -24.4%
1997 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.9%
1998 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.3%
1999 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.2%
2000 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2001 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.1%
2002 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.8%
2003 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.4%
2004 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.7%
2005 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +77.0%
2006 0.0441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -33.2%
2007 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2008 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.7%
2009 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2010 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.3%
2011 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2012 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +36.9%
2013 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -30.4%
2014 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.0%
2015 0.0405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +29.3%
2016 0.0422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.2%
2017 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.8%
2018 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2019 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.8%
2020 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -29.4%
2021 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.4%
2022 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.4%
2023 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2024 0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +61.2%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0631 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
1980s 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 128 Uzbekistan 0.0631 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 129 New Caledonia 0.0619 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 130 Japan 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 132 Saudi Arabia 0.0544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 133 Oman 0.0526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 134 Vietnam 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia?
Service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia was 0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
What is the lowest service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
How does Zambia rank for service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Zambia ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. 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 Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Service exports (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.

Service exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Coverage
244 places, 9,671 data points, 1960–2025
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Service exports (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.