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

Zambia: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 25.4%
World rank
126th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.1676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1980
All-time low
0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2006
Years of data
42
1978–2024

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

0.050.10.151978200120241978: 0.145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

The figure is up 25.4% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia peaked at 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2006.

That places Zambia 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1978 0.145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1979 0.136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.2%
1980 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.3%
1981 0.1458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.0%
1982 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.6%
1983 0.1006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1984 0.1068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1985 0.113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.8%
1986 0.1194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.7%
1987 0.0984 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.6%
1988 0.0775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.2%
1989 0.1111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +43.3%
1990 0.1174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.7%
1991 0.1074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.5%
1997 0.0655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -39.1%
1998 0.0786 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.0%
1999 0.0898 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.3%
2000 0.0929 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2001 0.0895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2002 0.0894 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2003 0.0823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2004 0.0719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.6%
2005 0.0495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -31.2%
2006 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.6%
2007 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +47.4%
2008 0.0466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.5%
2009 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2010 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2011 0.0466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.3%
2012 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.3%
2013 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.8%
2014 0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2015 0.0674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.3%
2016 0.0665 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2017 0.057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.3%
2018 0.0638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.9%
2019 0.0658 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2020 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2021 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2022 0.0646 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.4%
2023 0.0628 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2024 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +25.4%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
1980s 0.1146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.0666 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0929 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 123 Belarus 0.0808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 124 Palestine 0.0805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 125 Malawi 0.0791 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 127 Philippines 0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 128 Benin 0.0783 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 129 Papua New Guinea 0.0778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia?
Service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia was 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
How does Zambia rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Zambia ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
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Service imports (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.