GDP per capita, PPP in Zambia
Zambia: GDP per capita, PPP was 3,742 constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3,742 constant 2021 international $ for gdp per capita, ppp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 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, ppp in Zambia peaked at 3,742 constant 2021 international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,111 constant 2021 international $, in 1994.
Zambia ranks 173rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,243 constant 2021 international $ | 2,111 constant 2021 international $ | 2,425 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,565 constant 2021 international $ | 2,221 constant 2021 international $ | 3,066 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,522 constant 2021 international $ | 3,267 constant 2021 international $ | 3,647 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,601 constant 2021 international $ | 3,392 constant 2021 international $ | 3,742 constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 170 Micronesia (country) 3,935 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 171 Vanuatu 3,867 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 172 Tanzania 3,821 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 174 Comoros 3,622 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 175 Rwanda 3,559 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 176 Togo 3,486 constant 2021 international $ compare
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, ppp in Zambia?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Zambia was 3,742 constant 2021 international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,742 constant 2021 international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,111 constant 2021 international $ in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Zambia ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.