Lesotho vs Zambia: Savings Rate, Percent per annum

Lesotho
2.68
in 2024
Zambia
2.93
in 2020
Lesotho rank
20th
Zambia rank
17th

Savings Rate, Percent per annum over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zambia
020406080197720002024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.93 against 2.68 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.25.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 17th of 63 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.5 6.83 3.33 Zambia
1980s 7.13 10.12 2.99 Zambia
1990s 10.04 31.52 21.48 Zambia
2000s 3.91 6.96 3.05 Zambia
2010s 1.88 3.57 1.69 Zambia
2020s 2.08 2.93 0.8508 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savings rate, percent per annum, Lesotho or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.93 against 2.68 in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in savings rate, percent per annum between Lesotho and Zambia?
0.25, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for savings rate, percent per annum?
Lesotho ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 17th of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Savings Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Savings Rate, Percent per annum
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
64 places, 2,288 data points, 1966–2025
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.