South Africa vs Zambia: Net errors and omissions

South Africa
-1.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Zambia
-1.15 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
South Africa rank
161st
Zambia rank
164th

Net errors and omissions over time

  • South Africa
  • Zambia
-5.0B05.0B196019922025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -1.10 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.15 billion BoP, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 56.59 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Globally, South Africa ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 164th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,770 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.