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EASTERN AFRICA

Zambia

ZM

Lusaka · pop. 20M · English · Zambian kwacha · landlocked

Trajectories

economic complexity

#104

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #88 in 1995.

2024 · −0.67

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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1995high−0.26
1996−0.37−0.10 pts
1997−0.77−0.41 pts
1998−0.61+0.16 pts
1999−0.58+0.04 pts
2000−0.78−0.20 pts
2001−0.75+0.03 pts
2002−0.60+0.15 pts
2003−0.69−0.09 pts
2004low−0.96−0.27 pts
2005−0.960 pts
2006−0.80+0.16 pts
2007−0.69+0.10 pts
2008−0.51+0.19 pts
2009−0.53−0.02 pts
2010−0.60−0.07 pts
2011−0.75−0.15 pts
2012−0.51+0.24 pts
2013−0.39+0.12 pts
2014−0.46−0.07 pts
2015−0.54−0.08 pts
2016−0.49+0.05 pts
2017−0.76−0.27 pts
2018−0.54+0.22 pts
2019−0.67−0.13 pts
2020−0.69−0.02 pts
2021−0.62+0.07 pts
2022−0.69−0.07 pts
2023−0.71−0.02 pts
2024latest−0.67+0.04 pts

economic momentum

$1,187

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $1,187

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$422
1991$423+0.2%
1992$389−8.0%
1993$391+0.4%
1994$426+9.1%
1995$433+1.6%
1996$400−7.8%
1997$466+16.6%
1998$373−19.9%
1999low$350−6.3%
2000$359+2.8%
2001$397+10.3%
2002$394−0.7%
2003$446+13.3%
2004$549+22.9%
2005$711+29.6%
2006$1,052+47.9%
2007$1,119+6.4%
2008$1,376+23.0%
2009$1,136−17.4%
2010$1,451+27.7%
2011$1,625+12.0%
2012$1,710+5.2%
2013high$1,821+6.5%
2014$1,707−6.2%
2015$1,296−24.1%
2016$1,239−4.4%
2017$1,483+19.7%
2018$1,464−1.3%
2019$1,259−14.0%
2020$952−24.4%
2021$1,127+18.4%
2022$1,447+28.4%
2023$1,331−8.0%
2024latest$1,187−10.8%

prices

15.0%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 15.0%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990107%
199197.6%−9.38 pts
1992166%+68.1 pts
1993high183%+17.6 pts
199454.6%−129 pts
199534.9%−19.7 pts
199643.1%+8.14 pts
199724.4%−18.7 pts
199824.5%+0.04 pts
199926.8%+2.33 pts
200026.0%−0.76 pts
200121.4%−4.64 pts
200222.2%+0.84 pts
200321.4%−0.83 pts
200418.0%−3.43 pts
200518.3%+0.36 pts
20069.0%−9.30 pts
200710.7%+1.64 pts
200812.4%+1.79 pts
200913.4%+0.95 pts
20108.5%−4.89 pts
2011low6.4%−2.07 pts
20126.6%+0.15 pts
20137.0%+0.40 pts
20147.8%+0.83 pts
201510.1%+2.30 pts
201617.9%+7.76 pts
20176.6%−11.3 pts
20187.5%+0.92 pts
20199.2%+1.66 pts
202015.7%+6.58 pts
202122.0%+6.29 pts
202211.0%−11.0 pts
202310.9%−0.11 pts
2024latest15.0%+4.10 pts

demographic curve

4.0 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 7.1 in 1980.

2024 · 4.0

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19606.9
19617.0+0.5%
19627.0+0.4%
19637.1+0.7%
19647.1+0.4%
19657.1+0.4%
19667.1+0.3%
19677.2+0.2%
19687.2+0.4%
19697.20.0%
19707.2+0.6%
19717.3+0.5%
19727.3+0.6%
19737.3+0.5%
19747.4+0.3%
1975high7.4+0.8%
19767.4−0.4%
19777.4−0.5%
19787.3−0.8%
19797.2−1.0%
19807.1−1.1%
19817.1−0.9%
19827.0−0.5%
19837.0−0.5%
19847.0−0.5%
19856.9−0.7%
19866.9−0.9%
19876.8−1.0%
19886.7−1.4%
19896.6−1.0%
19906.6−1.0%
19916.5−1.7%
19926.3−1.7%
19936.3−0.8%
19946.3−0.6%
19956.2−0.4%
19966.2−0.8%
19976.1−0.9%
19986.1−0.9%
19996.0−1.1%
20005.9−1.3%
20015.8−1.2%
20025.8−1.3%
20035.7−1.1%
20045.7−0.2%
20055.70.0%
20065.7−0.3%
20075.6−1.2%
20085.5−1.5%
20095.5−1.4%
20105.4−1.7%
20115.3−1.9%
20125.1−2.3%
20135.0−2.4%
20144.9−2.5%
20154.8−2.4%
20164.7−2.2%
20174.6−2.2%
20184.5−1.6%
20194.4−1.6%
20204.3−2.2%
20214.2−1.8%
20224.2−1.7%
20234.1−1.8%
2024latest4.0−1.6%

Metrics

  1. population
    20M
    66 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $28B
    110 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $1,331
    143 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $377M
    106 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.3%
    97 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    753K km²
    40 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    26.6 /km²
    131 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    66.3 yr
    140 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    33%
    141 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.54 t
    130 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    45%
    126 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    4.0
    24 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    1.2%
    123 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    1.3%
    93 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. scientific articles / yr
    344
    109 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    1%
    144 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    51.5
    136 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    10%
    69 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    72%
    82 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.38
    76 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. clean government
    39
    81 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    38.2
    100 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.595
    126 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    79K
    57 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    337
    111 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data