Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Zambia
Zambia: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors was 45.06 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Zambia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Zambia stood at 45.06 US dollar per person.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Zambia peaked at 1,234 US dollar per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.52 US dollar per person, in 1984.
Zambia ranks 134th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Zambia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.53 US dollar per person | — |
| 1981 | 19.77 US dollar per person | +57.8% |
| 1982 | 12.74 US dollar per person | -35.6% |
| 1983 | 3.98 US dollar per person | -68.7% |
| 1984 | 2.52 US dollar per person | -36.6% |
| 2006 | 88.2 US dollar per person | +3396.3% |
| 2007 | 203.43 US dollar per person | +130.6% |
| 2008 | 231.79 US dollar per person | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 358.9 US dollar per person | +54.8% |
| 2010 | 528.21 US dollar per person | +47.2% |
| 2011 | 666.71 US dollar per person | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 981.79 US dollar per person | +47.3% |
| 2013 | 1,084 US dollar per person | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 1,234 US dollar per person | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 102.68 US dollar per person | -91.7% |
| 2016 | 120.74 US dollar per person | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 128.07 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 120.49 US dollar per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 50.8 US dollar per person | -57.8% |
| 2020 | 69.39 US dollar per person | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 183.88 US dollar per person | +165.0% |
| 2022 | 52.13 US dollar per person | -71.6% |
| 2023 | 41.75 US dollar per person | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 43.94 US dollar per person | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 45.06 US dollar per person | +2.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 45.06 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107.43 US dollar per person, 42% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 45.06 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.49 US dollar per person, 53% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3396.3% | 2.52 US dollar per person | 88.2 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.31 US dollar per person | 2.52 US dollar per person | 19.77 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 220.58 US dollar per person | 88.2 US dollar per person | 358.9 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 501.79 US dollar per person | 50.8 US dollar per person | 1,234 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.69 US dollar per person | 41.75 US dollar per person | 183.88 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More external debt data for Zambia
- Net financial flows, IBRD -3.28 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 5.15 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 15.7 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0132 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 216.89 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 3.48 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 16.02 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 22.00 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Zambia?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Zambia was 45.06 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,234 US dollar per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 US dollar per person in 1984.
- How does Zambia rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Zambia ranks 134th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.