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Current account balance — Zambia

Current account balance in Zambia in 2031 — 1.4%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 15.3 pp.

2031 1.4% −0.8 pp vs 2030
World rank 50of 188
Period maximum 11.9%2021
Period minimum -19.8%1981

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Zambia, 1980–2031-20-100102019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -13.9%1981: -19.8%1982: -17.5%1983: -9%1984: -11.1%1985: -12.3%1986: -14.6%1987: -4.3%1988: 0.4%1989: -3.5%1990: -2.3%1991: 0.2%1992: -3.3%1993: -2.5%1994: 1.3%1995: -3.8%1996: -3.4%1997: -4.2%1998: -16.1%1999: -11.3%2000: -12.2%2001: -17.4%2002: -12.1%2003: -10.3%2004: -3%2005: -2.8%2006: 4.6%2007: -1.2%2008: -3.3%2009: 6%2010: 7.5%2011: 4.7%2012: 4.9%2013: -0.8%2014: 2.1%2015: -2.7%2016: -3.3%2017: -1.7%2018: -1.3%2019: 0.5%2020: 11.8%2021: 11.9%2022: 3.7%2023: -3%2024: -4.4%2025: -3.5%2026: 0.9%2027: 1.9%2028: 2.1%2029: 2.2%2030: 2.2%2031: 1.4%
Change over the period: +15.3 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 1.4%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Eastern Africa computed -2.4%
Lower-middle-income countries computed -1.75%
Current account balance — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 1.4 −0.8 pp
2030 2.2 +0 pp
2029 2.2 +0.1 pp
2028 2.1 +0.2 pp
2027 1.9 +1 pp
2026 0.9 +4.4 pp
2025 -3.5 +0.9 pp
2024 -4.4 −1.4 pp
2023 -3 −6.7 pp
2022 3.7 −8.2 pp
2021 11.9 +0.1 pp
2020 11.8 +11.3 pp
2019 0.5 +1.8 pp
2018 -1.3 +0.4 pp
2017 -1.7 +1.6 pp
2016 -3.3 −0.6 pp
2015 -2.7 −4.8 pp
2014 2.1 +2.9 pp
2013 -0.8 −5.7 pp
2012 4.9 +0.2 pp
2011 4.7 −2.8 pp
2010 7.5 +1.5 pp
2009 6 +9.3 pp
2008 -3.3 −2.1 pp
2007 -1.2 −5.8 pp
2006 4.6 +7.4 pp
2005 -2.8 +0.2 pp
2004 -3 +7.3 pp
2003 -10.3 +1.8 pp
2002 -12.1 +5.3 pp
2001 -17.4 −5.2 pp
2000 -12.2 −0.9 pp
1999 -11.3 +4.8 pp
1998 -16.1 −11.9 pp
1997 -4.2 −0.8 pp
1996 -3.4 +0.4 pp
1995 -3.8 −5.1 pp
1994 1.3 +3.8 pp
1993 -2.5 +0.8 pp
1992 -3.3 −3.5 pp
1991 0.2 +2.5 pp
1990 -2.3 +1.2 pp
1989 -3.5 −3.9 pp
1988 0.4 +4.7 pp
1987 -4.3 +10.3 pp
1986 -14.6 −2.3 pp
1985 -12.3 −1.2 pp
1984 -11.1 −2.1 pp
1983 -9 +8.5 pp
1982 -17.5 +2.3 pp
1981 -19.8 −5.9 pp
1980 -13.9 —

Eastern Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 8.3 SS South Sudan 6.2 ZW Zimbabwe 1.5 ZM Zambia 1.4 UG Uganda -1.4 MZ Mozambique -1.8 TZ Tanzania -2 MU Mauritius -2.3 ET Ethiopia -2.6 KM Comoros -3 KE Kenya -3.2 SC Seychelles -4.6 BI Burundi -4.8 MG Madagascar -5.4 RW Rwanda -6 MW Malawi -9.4 SO Somalia -10.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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