Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Zambia
Zambia: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 1,617 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Zambia, 1966–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1,617 for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in 2014.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Zambia peaked at 1,648 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 891, in 1994.
Zambia ranks 122nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1,577 | — |
| 1967 | 1,648 | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 1,616 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1,557 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 1,578 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1,524 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 1,607 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 1,537 | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 1,579 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1,490 | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 1,528 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1,408 | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 1,368 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 1,281 | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 1,275 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1,308 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1,228 | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 1,164 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 1,122 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,104 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1,077 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,072 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,106 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1,064 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 1,030 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1,002 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 960 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,000 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 891 | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 894 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 924 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 934 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 905 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 922 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 933 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 958 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 976 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,018 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1,061 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,108 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1,163 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1,225 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1,282 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1,360 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1,456 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1,492 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,557 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,587 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,617 | +1.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1,617 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,409, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1,617 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 965, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,600 | 1,557 | 1,648 | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,490 | 1,281 | 1,607 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,152 | 1,064 | 1,308 | 10 |
| 1990s | 946.2 | 891 | 1,030 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,108 | 933 | 1,360 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,542 | 1,456 | 1,617 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Zambia?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Zambia was 1,617 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,648 in 1967.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 891 in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Zambia ranks 122nd out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.