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Zambia

67 series · 1800–2025 · Lower middle income · Sub-Saharan Africa

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1946–2025725,641 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1950–202528,709 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1906–2025256,376 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1906–202511,699 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1923–202529,702 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1946–2025283.0 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1923–20251,355 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1955–2024401,954 (2024)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1955–202460.7 (2024)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1955–202415,361 (2024)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1955–2024318,011 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1955–202448.0 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1955–202412,153 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1955–202483,944 (2024)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1955–202412.7 (2024)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1955–20243,208 (2024)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1954–2024157,502 (2024)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1954–202423.8 (2024)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1954–20246,019 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1950–2024143,034 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1950–202421.6 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1950–20245,466 (2024)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1907–2024231,613 (2024)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1946–202435.0 (2024)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1950–20248,852 (2024)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1907–2024182,427 (2024)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1946–202427.6 (2024)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1950–20246,972 (2024)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1978–2024-29,205 (2024)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1978–2024-4.41 (2024)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1950–202525.3 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1969–202596.1 (2025)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1978–2024-1,116 (2024)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1950–2025215,669 (2025)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp2000–2025215,669 (2025)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP2000–202529.7 (2025)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1950–2025201,271 (2025)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1950–202527.7 (2025)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1950–2025187,845 (2025)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev2000–2025187,845 (2025)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1950–2025168,206 (2025)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP2000–202525.9 (2025)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1950–202523.2 (2025)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1950–2025-3.83 (2025)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP2000–2025-3.83 (2025)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef2000–2025-27,824 (2025)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1950–2025-4.56 (2025)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1950–2025-33,066 (2025)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1970–202586.0 (2025)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1970–202586.0 (2025)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1970–2025624,083 (2025)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1970–2024114.9 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1970–2024761,031 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1970–2025624,083 (2025)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1950–2025-27,824 (2025)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1950–202529.7 (2025)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1950–202525.9 (2025)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate1978–202020.8 (2020)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1965–202016.4 (2020)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01965–202583,837 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM11965–20106,978 (2010)
M2Millions of local currencyM21965–201017,068 (2010)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–2025223,142 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1938–2025335.5 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1943–202513.9 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–202521.9 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1986–20245.72 (2024)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →