Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Zambia
Zambia: Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -2.18 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Zambia, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Zambia recorded -2.18 billion for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.5% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Zambia peaked at -333.48 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2.18 billion, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 130th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -593.79 million | — |
| 2006 | -1.17 billion | +96.5% |
| 2007 | -1.49 billion | +27.4% |
| 2008 | -1.40 billion | -5.8% |
| 2009 | -418.71 million | -70.1% |
| 2010 | -1.36 billion | +225.5% |
| 2011 | -1.16 billion | -15.1% |
| 2012 | -333.48 million | -71.2% |
| 2013 | -1.15 billion | +245.8% |
| 2014 | -1.52 billion | +31.5% |
| 2015 | -349.07 million | -77.0% |
| 2016 | -653.96 million | +87.3% |
| 2017 | -1.14 billion | +75.0% |
| 2018 | -407.86 million | -64.4% |
| 2019 | -403.91 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | -774.88 million | +91.8% |
| 2021 | -1.71 billion | +120.5% |
| 2022 | -1.61 billion | -5.6% |
| 2023 | -1.67 billion | +3.4% |
| 2024 | -2.18 billion | +30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.01 billion | -1.49 billion | -418.71 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -848.28 million | -1.52 billion | -333.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.59 billion | -2.18 billion | -774.88 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 127 Tanzania, United Republic of -1.89 billion compare
- 128 Papua New Guinea -1.90 billion compare
- 129 Lithuania -2.09 billion compare
- 131 El Salvador -2.26 billion compare
- 132 Congo, Democratic Republic of the -2.32 billion compare
- 133 Guinea -2.37 billion 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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Zambia?
- Primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Zambia was -2.18 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was -333.48 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.18 billion in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Zambia ranks 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.