Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Zambia
Zambia: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 46.51 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
46.51 current US$ per person
Change on year
down 17.2%
World rank
175th
of 197 countries
All-time high
117.27 current US$ per person
in 2008
All-time low
24.27 current US$ per person
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Zambia, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Zambia is 46.51 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Zambia peaked at 117.27 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.27 current US$ per person, in 1965.
Zambia ranks 175th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 24.27 current US$ per person | — |
| 1966 | 27.54 current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1967 | 28.67 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 32.75 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 38.69 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 34.89 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 31.48 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 34.47 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 43.71 current US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 1974 | 50.74 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 41.19 current US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 45.12 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 45.33 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 56.31 current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 1979 | 53.05 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 48.29 current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 68.67 current US$ per person | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 60.16 current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 78.68 current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 1984 | 45.89 current US$ per person | -41.7% |
| 1985 | 33.92 current US$ per person | -26.1% |
| 1986 | 24.43 current US$ per person | -28.0% |
| 1987 | 30.46 current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 1988 | 29.54 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 52.13 current US$ per person | +76.5% |
| 1990 | 49.24 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 39.17 current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 41.6 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 41.53 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 54.58 current US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 51.76 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 47.77 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 56.67 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 44.8 current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 40.15 current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 41.86 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 47.64 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 43.48 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 46.98 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 54.39 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 68.28 current US$ per person | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 93.41 current US$ per person | +36.8% |
| 2007 | 95.43 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 117.27 current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 75.77 current US$ per person | -35.4% |
| 2010 | 80.3 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 89.73 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 93.61 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 110.7 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 115.49 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 66.62 current US$ per person | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 58.38 current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 97.58 current US$ per person | +67.1% |
| 2018 | 116.07 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 95.6 current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 29.92 current US$ per person | -68.7% |
| 2021 | 47.68 current US$ per person | +59.4% |
| 2022 | 88.09 current US$ per person | +84.8% |
| 2023 | 77.79 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 56.17 current US$ per person | -27.8% |
| 2025 | 46.51 current US$ per person | -17.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 46.51 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 170.08 current US$ per person, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 46.51 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.16 current US$ per person, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.38 current US$ per person | 24.27 current US$ per person | 38.69 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 43.63 current US$ per person | 31.48 current US$ per person | 56.31 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.22 current US$ per person | 24.43 current US$ per person | 78.68 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.73 current US$ per person | 39.17 current US$ per person | 56.67 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.45 current US$ per person | 41.86 current US$ per person | 117.27 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.41 current US$ per person | 58.38 current US$ per person | 116.07 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.69 current US$ per person | 29.92 current US$ per person | 88.09 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 172 Rwanda 59.84 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 51.2 current US$ per person compare
- 174 Malawi 47.01 current US$ per person compare
- 176 Madagascar 45.33 current US$ per person compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 38.46 current US$ per person compare
- 178 Ethiopia 35.58 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Zambia?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Zambia was 46.51 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 117.27 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.27 current US$ per person in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.