GDP per capita in Zambia
Zambia: GDP per capita was 7,975 constant LCU in 2025. ▬ Flat
GDP per capita in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Zambia stood at 7,975 constant LCU. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Zambia peaked at 7,975 constant LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,498 constant LCU, in 1994.
Zambia ranks 190th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,144 constant LCU | 6,485 constant LCU | 7,973 constant LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,104 constant LCU | 6,253 constant LCU | 7,568 constant LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,710 constant LCU | 5,328 constant LCU | 6,438 constant LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,780 constant LCU | 4,498 constant LCU | 5,168 constant LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,467 constant LCU | 4,732 constant LCU | 6,533 constant LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,506 constant LCU | 6,961 constant LCU | 7,772 constant LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,673 constant LCU | 7,228 constant LCU | 7,975 constant LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 25.13 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 16.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 673.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 25.61 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -64.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 30,170 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,200 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 661.15 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Zambia?
- Gdp per capita in Zambia was 7,975 constant LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,975 constant LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,498 constant LCU in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for gdp per capita?
- Zambia ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita (constant LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.