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. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Zambia, 1965β2023
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.
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
- 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (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) Γ· 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.