Indicators of economy in Zambia
The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product, the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12,230 USD per capita. GDP in Zambia, on the other hand, reached USD 1,137 per capita, or 22.15 billion USD for the whole country. Zambia is one of the smaller economies and is currently ranked 113. If this is calculated per inhabitant, taking purchasing power parity into account, then Zambia ranks 160th in the list of the richest countries.Inflation in Zambia in 2021 was around 22.02%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.55 percent. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.
Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 68.3 percent lower.
The index for perceived corruption in the public sector is 33, which is below average by global standards.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The consequences of the COVID pandemic in 2020 were considerable in Zambia. Overall, gross domestic product in 2020 fell from 23.31 billion US dollars to 18.11 billion US dollars. With a large drop of 22.30 percent, the economy in Zambia has struggled significantly more than other countries. The unemployment rate rose from 12.5 to 12.8 percent. The consumer inflation rate has risen from 9.2 percent previously to 15.7 percent now.Unemployment rates in percentages 1991 - 2021
Economic performance 2021
Zambia Total | Zambia per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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GDP | 22.15 bn USD | 1,137.34 USD | 17.177 tn USD | 33,384.92 USD |
Gross national product | 20.15 bn USD | 1,034.71 USD | 16.895 tn USD | 32,835.37 USD |
Development of gross domestic product in billions of USD 1960 - 2021
› Debt budget development
› Development of inflation
› Corruption in Zambia
› Cost of living in a global comparison
› Development of inflation
› Corruption in Zambia
› Cost of living in a global comparison
Imports and Exports 2021
Zambia Total | Zambia per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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Imports | 7.66 bn USD | 393.44 USD | 8.916 tn USD | 17,329.02 USD |
Exports | 11.62 bn USD | 596.51 USD | 9.554 tn USD | 18,569.19 USD |
Development of imports and exports in billions of USD 1978 - 2021
Exports
Imports