Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Zambia
Zambia: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 20.8 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Zambia, 1978–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Zambia is 20.8, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 231.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Zambia peaked at 124.03 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.38, in 1978.
That places Zambia 2nd out of 89 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 4.38 | — |
| 1979 | 4.44 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4.5 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 5.75 | +27.8% |
| 1982 | 6 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 7.5 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 7.67 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 13.21 | +72.3% |
| 1986 | 24.25 | +83.6% |
| 1987 | 16.5 | -32.0% |
| 1988 | 15.17 | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 18.5 | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 25.92 | +40.1% |
| 1991 | 37 | +42.8% |
| 1992 | 47 | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 124.03 | +163.9% |
| 1994 | 74.21 | -40.2% |
| 1995 | 39.81 | -46.4% |
| 1996 | 52.77 | +32.6% |
| 1997 | 29.48 | -44.1% |
| 1998 | 24.94 | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 36.19 | +45.1% |
| 2000 | 31.37 | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 44.28 | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 34.54 | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 29.97 | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 12.6 | -58.0% |
| 2005 | 16.32 | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 10.37 | -36.5% |
| 2007 | 11.95 | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 13.47 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 15.39 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 6.28 | -59.2% |
| 2011 | 9.55 | +52.2% |
| 2012 | 10.13 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 11.45 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 15.36 | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 19.02 | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 24.28 | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 14.49 | -40.3% |
| 2018 | 14.86 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 21.13 | +42.2% |
| 2020 | 20.8 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.41 | 4.38 | 4.44 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.9 | 4.5 | 24.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.13 | 24.94 | 124.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.03 | 10.37 | 44.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.65 | 6.28 | 24.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Zambia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,869 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2020)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.08 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Zambia?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Zambia was 20.8 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 124.03 in 1993.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 89 countries with data for 2020.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.4%. 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 Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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