Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 75,946 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
75,946 current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
151st
of 185 countries
All-time high
75,946 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
-4,140 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
58
1965–2023
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Zambia, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 75,946 current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 384.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 75,946 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4,140 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 151st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1999 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.2125 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1808 current LCU per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1886 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3603 current LCU per square kilometre | +91.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5132 current LCU per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2447 current LCU per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 1972 | 0.101 current LCU per square kilometre | -58.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0906 current LCU per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1008 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 0.021 current LCU per square kilometre | -79.2% |
| 1976 | -0.0406 current LCU per square kilometre | -294.0% |
| 1977 | -0.0911 current LCU per square kilometre | +124.2% |
| 1978 | -0.9406 current LCU per square kilometre | +932.2% |
| 1979 | -0.7829 current LCU per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1980 | -1.02 current LCU per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1981 | -1.48 current LCU per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1982 | -1.66 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1983 | -2.09 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1984 | -3.08 current LCU per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1985 | -6.25 current LCU per square kilometre | +102.7% |
| 1986 | -14.82 current LCU per square kilometre | +137.3% |
| 1987 | -11.38 current LCU per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1988 | -15.95 current LCU per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1989 | -34.72 current LCU per square kilometre | +117.6% |
| 1990 | -68.82 current LCU per square kilometre | +98.2% |
| 1991 | -136.85 current LCU per square kilometre | +98.9% |
| 1993 | -667.08 current LCU per square kilometre | +387.4% |
| 1994 | -1,060 current LCU per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 1995 | 200.89 current LCU per square kilometre | -119.0% |
| 1996 | 330.8 current LCU per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 1997 | 509.79 current LCU per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1998 | 441.61 current LCU per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 683.7 current LCU per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 2000 | 1,309 current LCU per square kilometre | +91.5% |
| 2001 | -4,140 current LCU per square kilometre | -416.3% |
| 2002 | -4,037 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | -4,058 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -2,837 current LCU per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2005 | -474.4 current LCU per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 2006 | 4,706 current LCU per square kilometre | -1092.0% |
| 2007 | 6,123 current LCU per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 6,705 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 6,609 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 8,999 current LCU per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 12,635 current LCU per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 16,161 current LCU per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2013 | 15,689 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 20,590 current LCU per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 39,784 current LCU per square kilometre | +93.2% |
| 2016 | 29,434 current LCU per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 29,574 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33,374 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 32,619 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 52,436 current LCU per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 2021 | 50,611 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 68,015 current LCU per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 75,946 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 75,946 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 75,946 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.50 million current LCU per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1092.0% | -474.4 current LCU per square kilometre | 4,706 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1978 | -932.2% | -0.0911 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.9406 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -416.3% | 1,309 current LCU per square kilometre | -4,140 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -387.4% | -136.85 current LCU per square kilometre | -667.08 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2284 current LCU per square kilometre | 0.1808 current LCU per square kilometre | 0.3603 current LCU per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | -0.0784 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.9406 current LCU per square kilometre | 0.5132 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -9.24 current LCU per square kilometre | -34.72 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.02 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.06 current LCU per square kilometre | -1,060 current LCU per square kilometre | 683.7 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 990.68 current LCU per square kilometre | -4,140 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,705 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,886 current LCU per square kilometre | 8,999 current LCU per square kilometre | 39,784 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,752 current LCU per square kilometre | 50,611 current LCU per square kilometre | 75,946 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 148 Jordan 101,969 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 149 Eritrea 85,695 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 150 Namibia 81,406 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 152 El Salvador 70,196 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 153 Belize 69,078 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 154 Ghana 65,446 current LCU per square kilometre compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Zambia was 75,946 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 75,946 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,140 current LCU per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 151st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 384.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.