Primary balance, excluding interest in Zambia
Zambia: Primary balance, excluding interest was -1.67 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
-1.67 trillion current LCU
Change on year
down 51.8%
World rank
48th
of 50 countries
All-time high
6.94 trillion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
-2.47 trillion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
27
1985–2011
Primary balance, excluding interest in Zambia, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded -1.67 trillion current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2011.
That represents a change of down 51.8% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Zambia peaked at 6.94 trillion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -2.47 trillion current LCU, in 2009.
Zambia ranks 48th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary balance, excluding interest in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 83.80 million current LCU | — |
| 1986 | -1.31 billion current LCU | -1668.9% |
| 1987 | 439.80 million current LCU | -133.5% |
| 1988 | -1.34 billion current LCU | -404.0% |
| 1989 | -578.20 million current LCU | -56.8% |
| 1990 | -5.48 billion current LCU | +848.0% |
| 1991 | -16.39 billion current LCU | +199.0% |
| 1992 | -23.38 billion current LCU | +42.6% |
| 1993 | -18.57 billion current LCU | -20.5% |
| 1994 | -3.80 billion current LCU | -79.6% |
| 1995 | -41.29 billion current LCU | +987.7% |
| 1996 | -74.30 billion current LCU | +80.0% |
| 1997 | -57.95 billion current LCU | -22.0% |
| 1998 | -515.00 billion current LCU | +788.6% |
| 1999 | -483.00 billion current LCU | -6.2% |
| 2000 | -49.00 billion current LCU | -89.9% |
| 2001 | -1.19 trillion current LCU | +2322.9% |
| 2002 | -1.20 trillion current LCU | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -1.64 trillion current LCU | +36.8% |
| 2004 | -1.02 trillion current LCU | -37.5% |
| 2005 | -1.30 trillion current LCU | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 6.94 trillion current LCU | -633.7% |
| 2007 | -1.38 trillion current LCU | -119.9% |
| 2008 | -241.36 billion current LCU | -82.5% |
| 2009 | -2.47 trillion current LCU | +922.9% |
| 2010 | -1.10 trillion current LCU | -55.5% |
| 2011 | -1.67 trillion current LCU | +51.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -1.67 trillion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.80 billion current LCU, 439.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -1.67 trillion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -6.36 billion current LCU, 262.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary balance, excluding interest in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2322.9% | -49.00 billion current LCU | -1.19 trillion current LCU |
| 1986 | -1668.9% | 83.80 million current LCU | -1.31 billion current LCU |
| 1995 | -987.7% | -3.80 billion current LCU | -41.29 billion current LCU |
| 2009 | -922.9% | -241.36 billion current LCU | -2.47 trillion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -541.28 million current LCU | -1.34 billion current LCU | 439.80 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | -123.92 billion current LCU | -515.00 billion current LCU | -3.80 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -354.65 billion current LCU | -2.47 trillion current LCU | 6.94 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.38 trillion current LCU | -1.67 trillion current LCU | -1.10 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe -535.08 billion current LCU compare
- 46 Uganda -1.28 trillion current LCU compare
- 47 Madagascar -1.55 trillion current LCU compare
- 49 Tanzania -3.35 trillion current LCU compare
- 50 Mozambique -44.55 trillion current LCU compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 367.3 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary balance, excluding interest in Zambia?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Zambia was -1.67 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.94 trillion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.47 trillion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Zambia rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Zambia ranks 48th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).