Reserve assets, Currency and deposits in Zambia
Zambia: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits was 2.21 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits in Zambia, 2006–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, currency and deposits in Zambia is 2.21 billion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits in Zambia peaked at 2.21 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 581.70 million US dollar, in 2006.
Zambia ranks 69th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits in Zambia, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 581.70 million US dollar | — |
| 2007 | 903.10 million US dollar | +55.3% |
| 2008 | 930.97 million US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.12 billion US dollar | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 1.27 billion US dollar | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 1.55 billion US dollar | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 1.85 billion US dollar | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 1.66 billion US dollar | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.94 billion US dollar | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 1.78 billion US dollar | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.53 billion US dollar | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 1.54 billion US dollar | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.15 billion US dollar | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 billion US dollar | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 631.78 million US dollar | -40.2% |
| 2021 | 777.17 million US dollar | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 billion US dollar | +40.6% |
| 2023 | 1.03 billion US dollar | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.58 billion US dollar | +53.7% |
| 2025 | 2.21 billion US dollar | +39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 882.78 million US dollar | 581.70 million US dollar | 1.12 billion US dollar | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.53 billion US dollar | 1.06 billion US dollar | 1.94 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 billion US dollar | 631.78 million US dollar | 2.21 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 66 Mauritius 2.48 billion US dollar compare
- 67 Tanzania 2.43 billion US dollar compare
- 68 Sweden 2.36 billion US dollar compare
- 70 Mozambique 2.19 billion US dollar compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 2.03 billion US dollar compare
- 72 Philippines 1.84 billion US dollar compare
More financial sector data for Zambia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 21.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 50.49 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, currency and deposits in Zambia?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits in Zambia was 2.21 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 581.70 million US dollar in 2006.
- How does Zambia rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits?
- Zambia ranks 69th out of 156 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.