Zambia - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Zambia was $5,836,255,000 as of 2020. Over the past 42 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $11,011,600,000 in 2013 and $716,600,000 in 1986.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1978 $1,025,600,000
1979 $1,212,000,000
1980 $1,765,200,000
1981 $1,649,800,000
1982 $1,412,100,000
1983 $1,045,100,000
1984 $902,600,000
1985 $825,900,000
1986 $716,600,000
1987 $808,300,000
1988 $976,300,000
1989 $1,217,500,000
1990 $1,897,100,000
1991 $1,115,000,000
1997 $1,337,700,000
1998 $1,249,000,000
1999 $1,175,800,000
2000 $1,312,317,000
2001 $1,619,557,000
2002 $1,578,790,000
2003 $1,795,930,000
2004 $2,174,240,000
2005 $2,572,990,000
2006 $3,149,844,000
2007 $4,445,538,000
2008 $5,388,980,000
2009 $4,085,167,000
2010 $5,598,012,000
2011 $7,547,244,000
2012 $9,259,478,000
2013 $11,011,600,000
2014 $10,239,180,000
2015 $8,868,614,000
2016 $7,931,820,000
2017 $8,729,620,000
2018 $10,193,030,000
2019 $8,035,710,000
2020 $5,836,255,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Zambia was $5,892,353,000 as of 2020. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $11,207,410,000 in 2013 and $1,119,059,000 in 1998.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1994 $1,232,298,000
1995 $1,382,946,000
1996 $1,271,350,000
1997 $1,329,783,000
1998 $1,119,059,000
1999 $1,182,328,000
2000 $1,312,939,000
2001 $1,619,719,000
2002 $1,584,553,000
2003 $1,795,489,000
2004 $2,318,788,000
2005 $2,632,002,000
2006 $3,222,875,000
2007 $4,523,567,000
2008 $5,469,175,000
2009 $4,118,784,000
2010 $6,256,989,000
2011 $8,385,253,000
2012 $9,950,731,000
2013 $11,207,410,000
2014 $10,142,970,000
2015 $9,079,984,000
2016 $8,097,049,000
2017 $9,467,885,000
2018 $9,717,124,000
2019 $7,961,078,000
2020 $5,892,353,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Zambia was 108,090,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108,090,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 824,900,000 in 1994.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1994 824,900,000
1995 1,195,003,000
1996 1,535,664,000
1997 1,748,000,000
1998 2,083,800,000
1999 2,823,400,000
2000 4,084,291,000
2001 5,848,642,000
2002 6,969,816,000
2003 8,498,588,000
2004 11,081,260,000
2005 11,747,940,000
2006 11,612,340,000
2007 18,105,580,000
2008 20,485,890,000
2009 20,783,800,000
2010 30,015,400,000
2011 40,758,200,000
2012 51,219,400,000
2013 60,492,000,000
2014 62,430,000,000
2015 78,353,000,000
2016 83,487,060,000
2017 90,110,590,000
2018 101,625,000,000
2019 102,618,000,000
2020 108,090,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2015 9,079,984,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Zambia was 43.94 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.92 in 2007 and a minimum value of -25.39 in 1976.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 -5.87
1962 6.16
1963 -6.09
1964 -2.80
1965 21.58
1966 24.46
1967 19.73
1968 7.29
1969 -7.16
1970 1.20
1971 5.97
1972 1.61
1973 -17.33
1974 16.60
1975 -6.84
1976 -25.39
1977 -1.21
1978 -17.20
1979 -8.72
1980 12.85
1981 -16.05
1982 -21.97
1983 -15.62
1984 -2.47
1985 21.46
1986 13.26
1987 2.75
1988 -0.18
1989 -16.23
1990 -6.38
1991 -18.76
1992 5.23
1993 -7.40
1994 12.71
1995 40.63
1996 32.13
1997 12.67
1998 17.05
1999 52.12
2000 40.68
2001 43.20
2002 19.17
2003 21.93
2004 30.39
2005 6.02
2006 -1.15
2007 55.92
2008 20.81
2009 -13.45
2010 43.94

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Zambia was 30,015,400,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30,015,400,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 761,176,000 in 1993.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 1,591,550,000
1961 1,498,076,000
1962 1,590,416,000
1963 1,493,539,000
1964 1,451,793,000
1965 1,765,112,000
1966 2,196,861,000
1967 2,630,198,000
1968 2,821,910,000
1969 2,619,988,000
1970 2,651,524,000
1971 2,809,885,000
1972 2,855,034,000
1973 2,360,213,000
1974 2,752,031,000
1975 2,563,722,000
1976 1,912,809,000
1977 1,889,668,000
1978 1,564,551,000
1979 1,428,197,000
1980 1,611,742,000
1981 1,353,101,000
1982 1,055,891,000
1983 890,950,000
1984 868,943,300
1985 1,055,437,000
1986 1,195,421,000
1987 1,228,318,000
1988 1,226,049,000
1989 1,027,077,000
1990 961,509,300
1991 781,141,200
1992 821,979,300
1993 761,176,000
1994 857,896,000
1995 1,206,494,000
1996 1,594,166,000
1997 1,796,110,000
1998 2,102,405,000
1999 3,198,188,000
2000 4,499,101,000
2001 6,442,645,000
2002 7,677,687,000
2003 9,361,726,000
2004 12,206,700,000
2005 12,941,090,000
2006 12,791,720,000
2007 19,944,420,000
2008 24,094,570,000
2009 20,853,190,000
2010 30,015,400,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Zambia was 32.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 42.73 in 2015, while its lowest value was 25.26 in 2006.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1994 33.70
1995 36.33
1996 35.34
1997 30.90
1998 31.63
1999 34.73
2000 36.46
2001 39.56
2002 37.78
2003 36.63
2004 37.27
2005 31.59
2006 25.26
2007 32.18
2008 30.54
2009 26.87
2010 30.87
2011 35.74
2012 39.02
2013 39.97
2014 37.37
2015 42.73
2016 38.63
2017 36.59
2018 36.93
2019 34.16
2020 32.54

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments