External debt in Zambia in 2024 — 28,117,735,301 US$. Ranked 79 in the world out of 118. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 3,356.3%.
1970–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.12B | −959M | −3.3% |
| 2023 | 29.08B | +653M | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 28.42B | +1.48B | +5.49% |
| 2021 | 26.94B | −2.59B | −8.76% |
| 2020 | 29.53B | +135M | +0.46% |
| 2019 | 29.4B | +4.78B | +19.42% |
| 2018 | 24.62B | +877M | +3.69% |
| 2017 | 23.74B | +7.98B | +50.67% |
| 2016 | 15.76B | +3.44B | +27.98% |
| 2015 | 12.31B | +2.66B | +27.56% |
| 2014 | 9.65B | +2.98B | +44.72% |
| 2013 | 6.67B | +487M | +7.87% |
| 2012 | 6.18B | +982M | +18.89% |
| 2011 | 5.2B | +879M | +20.34% |
| 2010 | 4.32B | +680M | +18.67% |
| 2009 | 3.64B | +704M | +23.97% |
| 2008 | 2.94B | +197M | +7.19% |
| 2007 | 2.74B | +489M | +21.75% |
| 2006 | 2.25B | −3.12B | −58.09% |
| 2005 | 5.37B | −2.18B | −28.86% |
| 2004 | 7.55B | +666M | +9.68% |
| 2003 | 6.88B | +201M | +3.01% |
| 2002 | 6.68B | +487M | +7.86% |
| 2001 | 6.19B | +382M | +6.57% |
| 2000 | 5.81B | −141M | −2.36% |
| 1999 | 5.95B | −917M | −13.35% |
| 1998 | 6.87B | +211M | +3.16% |
| 1997 | 6.66B | −400M | −5.67% |
| 1996 | 7.06B | +102M | +1.47% |
| 1995 | 6.96B | +149M | +2.19% |
| 1994 | 6.81B | +331M | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 6.48B | −222M | −3.32% |
| 1992 | 6.7B | −258M | −3.71% |
| 1991 | 6.96B | +53.67M | +0.78% |
| 1990 | 6.9B | +351M | +5.36% |
| 1989 | 6.55B | −141M | −2.1% |
| 1988 | 6.69B | +214M | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 6.48B | +847M | +15.04% |
| 1986 | 5.63B | +1.15B | +25.54% |
| 1985 | 4.49B | +736M | +19.61% |
| 1984 | 3.75B | +6.04M | +0.16% |
| 1983 | 3.75B | +82.79M | +2.26% |
| 1982 | 3.66B | +52.62M | +1.46% |
| 1981 | 3.61B | +357M | +10.99% |
| 1980 | 3.25B | +213M | +7% |
| 1979 | 3.04B | +462M | +17.91% |
| 1978 | 2.58B | +242M | +10.36% |
| 1977 | 2.34B | +442M | +23.37% |
| 1976 | 1.89B | +212M | +12.62% |
| 1975 | 1.68B | +485M | +40.54% |
| 1974 | 1.2B | +166M | +16.08% |
| 1973 | 1.03B | +87.13M | +9.23% |
| 1972 | 944M | +86.07M | +10.04% |
| 1971 | 857M | +43.92M | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 814M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
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