GDP per capita, PPP in Zambia
Zambia: GDP per capita, PPP was 4,379 current international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4,379 current international $ for gdp per capita, ppp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Zambia peaked at 4,379 current international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,464 current international $, in 1994.
Zambia ranks 174th of 203 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 | 1,560 current international $ | 1,464 current international $ | 1,654 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,207 current international $ | 1,709 current international $ | 2,872 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,341 current international $ | 3,098 current international $ | 3,477 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,864 current international $ | 3,157 current international $ | 4,379 current international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 171 Micronesia (country) 4,604 current international $ compare
- 172 Vanuatu 4,525 current international $ compare
- 173 Tanzania 4,471 current international $ compare
- 175 Comoros 4,238 current international $ compare
- 176 Rwanda 4,164 current international $ compare
- 177 Togo 4,079 current 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 4,379 current 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 4,379 current international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,464 current international $ in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Zambia ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 (current 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 current 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. 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.