Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Zambia
Zambia: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Zambia, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.4% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Zambia peaked at 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
That places Zambia 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +56.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +113.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +59.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +149.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -47.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +182.6% |
| 1990 | 0.004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +193.7% |
| 1991 | 0.006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +48.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0191 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +219.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0481 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +151.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0857 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +78.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1032 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1444 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +39.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1599 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2236 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2743 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3623 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +32.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4338 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4855 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4983 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4737 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4287 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3414 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3193 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3365 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2655 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2684 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2818 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3282 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4163 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4436 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4858 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.626 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8292 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +32.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9788 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5767 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -41.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8468 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -28.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +219.5% | 0.006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1990 | +193.7% | 0.0014 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1989 | +182.6% | 0.0005 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | +151.5% | 0.0191 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0481 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1986 | +149.1% | 0.0003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1068 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2743 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3193 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4983 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4924 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2655 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9788 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9602 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5767 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 93 Sweden 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Tajikistan, Republic of 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Norway 0.9203 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Japan 0.874 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Ghana 0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Faroe Islands 0.8141 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -28.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Zambia?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Zambia was 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does Zambia rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Zambia ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.9%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.