Net long-term borrowing in Zambia
Zambia: Net long-term borrowing was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 BoP, current US$
World rank
7th
of 54 countries
All-time high
1.70 million BoP, current US$
in 1981
All-time low
-53.90 million BoP, current US$
in 1991
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Net long-term borrowing in Zambia, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0 BoP, current US$ for net long-term borrowing in 2011.
Over the whole period, net long-term borrowing in Zambia peaked at 1.70 million BoP, current US$ in 1981 and was at its lowest, -53.90 million BoP, current US$, in 1991.
That places Zambia 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net long-term borrowing in Zambia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1962 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1963 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1964 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1965 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1966 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1967 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1968 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1969 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | -3.70 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | -5.90 million BoP, current US$ | +59.5% |
| 1980 | -8.20 million BoP, current US$ | +39.0% |
| 1981 | 1.70 million BoP, current US$ | -120.7% |
| 1982 | -10.40 million BoP, current US$ | -711.8% |
| 1983 | -4.90 million BoP, current US$ | -52.9% |
| 1984 | -5.20 million BoP, current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | -101.9% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ | +900.0% |
| 1987 | -100,000 BoP, current US$ | -110.0% |
| 1988 | 600,000 BoP, current US$ | -700.0% |
| 1989 | 500,000 BoP, current US$ | -16.7% |
| 1990 | -7.40 million BoP, current US$ | -1580.0% |
| 1991 | -53.90 million BoP, current US$ | +628.4% |
| 1992 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 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 Net long-term borrowing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1580.0% | 500,000 BoP, current US$ | -7.40 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | -960,000 BoP, current US$ | -5.90 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.49 million BoP, current US$ | -10.40 million BoP, current US$ | 1.70 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.13 million BoP, current US$ | -53.90 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 4 Cape Verde 15.22 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Mozambique 3.61 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Morocco 26,930 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Angola 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Benin 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Botswana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burundi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Chad 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Djibouti 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eritrea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gabon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mali 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mauritania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Niger 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Sierra Leone 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Somalia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 South Sudan 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Sudan 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 0 BoP, current US$
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net long-term borrowing in Zambia?
- Net long-term borrowing in Zambia was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest net long-term borrowing recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million BoP, current US$ in 1981.
- What is the lowest net long-term borrowing recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.90 million BoP, current US$ in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for net long-term borrowing?
- Zambia ranks 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Net long-term borrowing (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net long-term borrowing includes external debt disbursements less repayments due, plus other net long-term inflows. Data are in current U.S. dollars.