Broad money (% of GDP) in Zambia
Zambia: Broad money (% of GDP) was 30.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Broad money in Zambia, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 30.8% for broad money in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Zambia peaked at 36.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1994.
Zambia ranks 135th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Broad money (% of GDP) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 14.2% | — |
| 1966 | 16.4% | +15.7% |
| 1967 | 17.7% | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 19.5% | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 20.5% | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 27.8% | +36.0% |
| 1971 | 27.0% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 25.5% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 23.5% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 31.4% | +33.6% |
| 1976 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 35.2% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 29.6% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 28.1% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 36.4% | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 34.8% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 34.6% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 29.7% | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 31.3% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 29.1% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 32.9% | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 30.3% | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 21.8% | -28.0% |
| 1991 | 22.4% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -37.1% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | -0.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 30.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.3%, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 30.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 14.2% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 28.8% | 23.5% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 28.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 13.6% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.5% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 18.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 24.3% | 31.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More financial sector data for Zambia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Zambia?
- Broad money in Zambia was 30.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for broad money?
- Zambia ranks 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.