Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Zambia
Zambia: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 16.35 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Zambia, 1965–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 16.35 for discount rate, percent per annum in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Zambia peaked at 72.5 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 1965.
Zambia ranks 10th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 4.5 | — |
| 1966 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5 | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.5 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7.5 | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 14.5 | +45.0% |
| 1985 | 25 | +72.4% |
| 1986 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 15 | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47 | +213.3% |
| 1993 | 72.5 | +54.3% |
| 1994 | 20.5 | -71.7% |
| 1995 | 40.2 | +96.1% |
| 1996 | 47 | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 17.7 | -62.3% |
| 2000 | 25.67 | +45.0% |
| 2001 | 40.1 | +56.2% |
| 2002 | 27.87 | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 14.35 | -48.5% |
| 2004 | 16.68 | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 14.81 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 8.79 | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 11.73 | +33.4% |
| 2008 | 14.49 | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 8.39 | -42.1% |
| 2010 | 7.17 | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 9.71 | +35.4% |
| 2012 | 10.38 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 12.13 | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 17.23 | +42.0% |
| 2015 | 16.87 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.48 | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 11.46 | -44.0% |
| 2018 | 16.28 | +42.1% |
| 2019 | 19.36 | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 16.35 | -15.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 16.35 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 16.35 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.08, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Discount Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +213.3% | 15 | 47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1970s | 5.35 | 5 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.56 | 6.5 | 30 | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.82 | 17.7 | 72.5 | 6 |
| 2000s | 18.29 | 8.39 | 40.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.11 | 7.17 | 20.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.35 | 16.35 | 16.35 | 1 |
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 discount rate, percent per annum in Zambia?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Zambia was 16.35 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5 in 1993.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Zambia ranks 10th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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