Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) in Zambia
Zambia: Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt service not paid in Zambia, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, debt service not paid in Zambia stood at 0 BoP, current US$. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service not paid in Zambia peaked at 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$, in 1980.
That places Zambia 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 727.00 million BoP, current US$ | -28.7% |
| 1988 | 682.00 million BoP, current US$ | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 483.00 million BoP, current US$ | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 935.00 million BoP, current US$ | +93.6% |
| 1991 | 314.00 million BoP, current US$ | -66.4% |
| 1992 | 551.00 million BoP, current US$ | +75.5% |
| 1993 | 359.00 million BoP, current US$ | -34.8% |
| 1994 | 227.00 million BoP, current US$ | -36.8% |
| 1995 | 213.00 million BoP, current US$ | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 310.00 million BoP, current US$ | +45.5% |
| 1997 | 159.00 million BoP, current US$ | -48.7% |
| 1998 | 207.00 million BoP, current US$ | +30.2% |
| 1999 | 443.00 million BoP, current US$ | +114.0% |
| 2000 | 217.00 million BoP, current US$ | -51.0% |
| 2001 | 447.93 million BoP, current US$ | +106.4% |
| 2002 | 449.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 437.32 million BoP, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 264.00 million BoP, current US$ | -39.6% |
| 2005 | 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ | +761.0% |
| 2006 | 582.00 million BoP, current US$ | -74.4% |
| 2007 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +761.0% | 264.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 291.20 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 371.80 million BoP, current US$ | 159.00 million BoP, current US$ | 935.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 467.02 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 14 Chad 2.20 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Sao Tome and Principe 2 BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 0.0019 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Algeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Angola 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Benin 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Cape Verde 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Egypt 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Libya 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Malawi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Mauritius 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Morocco 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Mozambique 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 119.45 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 105.29 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 103.77 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 116.15 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.55 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 71.85 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.81 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 22.4 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 15.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service not paid in Zambia?
- Debt service not paid in Zambia was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest debt service not paid recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest debt service not paid recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for debt service not paid?
- Zambia ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt service not paid rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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