Primary income, Debit/Expenditure in Zambia
Zambia: Primary income, Debit/Expenditure was 2.27 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income, Debit/Expenditure in Zambia, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 2.27 billion for primary income, debit/expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.5% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income, debit/expenditure in Zambia peaked at 2.27 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 343.57 million, in 2012.
Zambia ranks 98th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary income, Debit/Expenditure in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 607.71 million | — |
| 2006 | 1.19 billion | +95.3% |
| 2007 | 1.52 billion | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 1.43 billion | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 424.17 million | -70.3% |
| 2010 | 1.37 billion | +223.3% |
| 2011 | 1.17 billion | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 343.57 million | -70.6% |
| 2013 | 1.16 billion | +237.2% |
| 2014 | 1.52 billion | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 357.34 million | -76.5% |
| 2016 | 724.12 million | +102.6% |
| 2017 | 1.22 billion | +68.2% |
| 2018 | 435.38 million | -64.3% |
| 2019 | 449.06 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 811.46 million | +80.7% |
| 2021 | 1.72 billion | +112.1% |
| 2022 | 1.64 billion | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.73 billion | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 2.27 billion | +31.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2.27 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.26 billion, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2.27 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.76 million, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 billion | 424.17 million | 1.52 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 874.79 million | 343.57 million | 1.52 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 billion | 811.46 million | 2.27 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More trade data for Zambia
- 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 primary income, debit/expenditure in Zambia?
- Primary income, debit/expenditure in Zambia was 2.27 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income, debit/expenditure recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income, debit/expenditure recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 343.57 million in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for primary income, debit/expenditure?
- Zambia ranks 98th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary income, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.