Net foreign assets in Zambia
Zambia: Net foreign assets was 1.84 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Zambia, 1965–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets in Zambia is 1.84 billion current US$, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.6% on the previous year and up 328.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Zambia peaked at 1.84 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.33 billion current US$, in 1982.
Zambia ranks 21st of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 237.73 million current US$ | 188.15 million current US$ | 374.98 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1970s | -62.39 million current US$ | -888.31 million current US$ | 534.10 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.07 billion current US$ | -1.33 billion current US$ | -814.66 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.05 billion current US$ | -1.20 billion current US$ | -867.92 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.99 million current US$ | -880.48 million current US$ | 1.18 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 billion current US$ | 1.39 billion current US$ | 1.84 billion current US$ | 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$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 6,562 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Zambia?
- Net foreign assets in Zambia was 1.84 billion current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.33 billion current US$ in 1982.
- How does Zambia rank for net foreign assets?
- Zambia ranks 21st out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.