Liquid liabilities to GDP in Zambia
Zambia: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 25.4% in 2021. β² Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Zambia, 2009β2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Zambia is 25.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Zambia peaked at 25.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2012.
That places Zambia 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 16.1% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Zambia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.29 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 172.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 85.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.7% (2025)
- Broad money 30.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 17.0% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 25.28 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 6,562 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Zambia?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Zambia was 25.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Zambia ranks 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.