Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Zambia
Zambia: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 87.14 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Zambia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 87.14 US dollar per person for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in 2025.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Zambia peaked at 110.31 US dollar per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.45 US dollar per person, in 1984.
That places Zambia 116th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Zambia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.67 US dollar per person | — |
| 1981 | 15.66 US dollar per person | +62.0% |
| 1982 | 5.36 US dollar per person | -65.8% |
| 1983 | 5.91 US dollar per person | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 4.45 US dollar per person | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 7.11 US dollar per person | +59.6% |
| 2006 | 39.48 US dollar per person | +455.4% |
| 2007 | 48.59 US dollar per person | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 50.57 US dollar per person | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 54.27 US dollar per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 61.36 US dollar per person | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 72.8 US dollar per person | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 52.07 US dollar per person | -28.5% |
| 2013 | 68.03 US dollar per person | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 82.36 US dollar per person | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 66.89 US dollar per person | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 78.8 US dollar per person | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 85.01 US dollar per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 95.64 US dollar per person | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 75.84 US dollar per person | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 87.32 US dollar per person | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 104.53 US dollar per person | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 110.31 US dollar per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 75.6 US dollar per person | -31.5% |
| 2024 | 80.92 US dollar per person | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 87.14 US dollar per person | +7.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 87.14 US dollar per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4 US dollar per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 87.14 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.35 US dollar per person, 2.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 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 | +455.4% | 7.11 US dollar per person | 39.48 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.03 US dollar per person | 4.45 US dollar per person | 15.66 US dollar per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.23 US dollar per person | 39.48 US dollar per person | 54.27 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.88 US dollar per person | 52.07 US dollar per person | 95.64 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.97 US dollar per person | 75.6 US dollar per person | 110.31 US dollar per person | 6 |
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 other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Zambia?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Zambia was 87.14 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 110.31 US dollar per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 US dollar per person in 1984.
- How does Zambia rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Zambia ranks 116th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.