Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Zambia, 2008–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.2% for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in 2018.
That represents a change of up 47.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Zambia peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 101st of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.2% | — |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +104.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +125.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -73.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +47.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 84% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 9 |
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 gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Zambia?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Zambia was 0.2% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).