Zambia - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Zambia was 13.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 13.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was -20.92 in 1986.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1978 -9.97
1979 2.35
1980 -13.48
1981 -18.61
1982 -14.03
1983 -8.18
1984 -5.35
1985 -17.33
1986 -20.92
1987 -10.80
1988 -7.90
1989 -5.47
1990 -18.09
1991 -9.05
1997 -4.23
1998 -16.12
1999 -11.35
2000 -18.40
2001 -18.00
2002 -15.81
2003 -13.53
2004 -7.15
2005 -2.78
2006 4.64
2007 -1.24
2008 -3.33
2009 5.95
2010 7.53
2011 4.66
2012 5.38
2013 -0.58
2014 -1.43
2015 -3.61
2016 -4.55
2017 -1.68
2018 -1.30
2019 0.60
2020 13.43

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments