External debt, end year in Zambia

Zambia: External debt, end year was 4.34 billion current US$ in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
4.34 billion current US$
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
14th
of 42 countries
All-time high
6.51 billion current US$
in 1999
All-time low
395.00 million current US$
in 1990
Years of data
13
1990–2002

External debt, end year in Zambia, 1990–2002

02.0B4.0B6.0B1990199620021990: 395.0M current US$1991: 1.4B current US$1992: 5.7B current US$1993: 4.3B current US$1994: 4.4B current US$1995: 4.8B current US$1996: 3.9B current US$1997: 5.2B current US$1998: 5.1B current US$1999: 6.5B current US$2000: 4.4B current US$2001: 4.4B current US$2002: 4.3B current US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2002, external debt, end year in Zambia stood at 4.34 billion current US$.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Zambia peaked at 6.51 billion current US$ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 395.00 million current US$, in 1990.

That places Zambia 14th out of 42 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.17 billion current US$ 395.00 million current US$ 6.51 billion current US$ 10
2000s 4.37 billion current US$ 4.34 billion current US$ 4.40 billion current US$ 3

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 11 Algeria 8.52 billion current US$ compare
  2. 12 Ethiopia 7.20 billion current US$ compare
  3. 13 Zimbabwe 5.83 billion current US$ compare
  4. 15 Mozambique 3.34 billion current US$ compare
  5. 16 Malawi 2.90 billion current US$ compare
  6. 17 Uganda 2.86 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Zambia?
External debt, end year in Zambia was 4.34 billion current US$ in 2002, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 6.51 billion current US$ in 1999.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 395.00 million current US$ in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for external debt, end year?
Zambia ranks 14th out of 42 countries with data for 2002.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt, end year (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,232 data points, 1965–2011
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.