Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Zambia
Zambia: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Zambia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Zambia is 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Zambia peaked at 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0164 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Zambia 71st 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.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0228 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0164 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -28.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0366 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +123.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0347 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -40.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0892 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +333.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0466 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -47.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0649 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +39.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0526 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1144 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +117.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0936 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0925 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0963 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0803 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0907 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1042 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0899 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0714 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0529 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0535 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0448 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1046 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +133.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0954 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1147 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +54.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1582 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1221 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +333.9% | 0.0206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0892 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0367 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0892 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0696 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0466 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1144 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0825 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0529 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1042 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1224 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0448 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 68 Dominica 0.2064 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Namibia 0.2059 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Iceland 0.2003 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Portugal 0.1966 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 China 0.192 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 0.1902 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Zambia?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Zambia was 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0164 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Zambia ranks 71st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. 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 Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.