
Gross debt in Zambia
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Zambia in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 879.7 million and 26.4 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 26 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,355 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,827 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD
Year | Zambia total | Zambia per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 0.94 bn USD | 95 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 0.88 bn USD | 87 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 9.40 bn USD | 902 USD | 11,241 USD |
2001 | 8.61 bn USD | 805 USD | 11,263 USD |
2002 | 7.56 bn USD | 689 USD | 12,266 USD |
2003 | 7.82 bn USD | 694 USD | 15,295 USD |
2004 | 8.08 bn USD | 700 USD | 17,606 USD |
2005 | 6.31 bn USD | 532 USD | 18,337 USD |
2006 | 3.19 bn USD | 262 USD | 18,887 USD |
2007 | 3.08 bn USD | 246 USD | 20,910 USD |
2008 | 3.44 bn USD | 268 USD | 24,100 USD |
2009 | 3.15 bn USD | 238 USD | 25,376 USD |
2010 | 3.83 bn USD | 281 USD | 26,515 USD |
2011 | 4.88 bn USD | 348 USD | 29,254 USD |
2012 | 6.49 bn USD | 448 USD | 28,198 USD |
2013 | 7.59 bn USD | 509 USD | 30,008 USD |
2014 | 9.81 bn USD | 637 USD | 30,677 USD |
2015 | 13.98 bn USD | 860 USD | 25,944 USD |
2016 | 12.91 bn USD | 770 USD | 26,287 USD |
2017 | 17.16 bn USD | 992 USD | 27,108 USD |
2018 | 21.19 bn USD | 1,188 USD | 28,543 USD |
2019 | 23.25 bn USD | 1,265 USD | 27,264 USD |
2020 | 25.39 bn USD | 1,342 USD | 30,919 USD |
2021 | 26.39 bn USD | 1,355 USD | 33,827 USD |