Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Zambia
Zambia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 159.75 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Zambia, 2009–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 159.75 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is up 163.2% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Zambia peaked at 1,095 million USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1,706 million USD, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 79th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 269.56 million USD | — |
| 2010 | 1,095 million USD | +306.4% |
| 2011 | -1.4 million USD | -100.1% |
| 2012 | -701.9 million USD | +50035.5% |
| 2013 | 409.47 million USD | -158.3% |
| 2014 | -1,706 million USD | -516.7% |
| 2015 | 125.09 million USD | -107.3% |
| 2016 | 176.72 million USD | +41.3% |
| 2017 | -72.05 million USD | -140.8% |
| 2018 | 47.61 million USD | -166.1% |
| 2019 | 624.4 million USD | +1211.4% |
| 2020 | 65.2 million USD | -89.6% |
| 2021 | -254.2 million USD | -489.9% |
| 2022 | -252.76 million USD | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 159.75 million USD | -163.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 159.75 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32 million USD, 5.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 159.75 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3814 million USD, 418.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -50035.5% | -1.4 million USD | -701.9 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 269.56 million USD | 269.56 million USD | 269.56 million USD | 1 |
| 2010s | -0.2782 million USD | -1,706 million USD | 1,095 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -70.5 million USD | -254.2 million USD | 159.75 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 76 Honduras 207.6 million USD compare
- 77 Mozambique 174.1 million USD compare
- 78 Oman 164.89 million USD compare
- 80 Cambodia 151.41 million USD compare
- 81 Madagascar 119.26 million USD compare
- 82 North Macedonia 101.26 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1053 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Zambia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Zambia was 159.75 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,095 million USD in 2010.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,706 million USD in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Zambia ranks 79th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. 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 Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.