Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Zambia
Zambia: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 22.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Zambia, 2012–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Zambia stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and up 648.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Zambia peaked at 22.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2013.
Zambia ranks 22nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.9% | — |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +141.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +210.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9% | 2.7% | 20.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
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- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Zambia?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Zambia was 22.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- How does Zambia rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 648.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.