Real effective exchange rate index in Zambia
Zambia: Real effective exchange rate index was 83.31 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real effective exchange rate index in Zambia, 1988–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, real effective exchange rate index in Zambia stood at 83.31 2010 = 100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Zambia peaked at 112.48 2010 = 100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 46.75 2010 = 100, in 1992.
Zambia ranks 87th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.48 2010 = 100 | 50.12 2010 = 100 | 64.84 2010 = 100 | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.33 2010 = 100 | 46.75 2010 = 100 | 61.96 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.49 2010 = 100 | 59.5 2010 = 100 | 112.48 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.36 2010 = 100 | 79.68 2010 = 100 | 103.19 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78 2010 = 100 | 66.36 2010 = 100 | 90.88 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Zambia
- Net migration 6,562 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.29 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 172.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 85.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.1% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 17.0% (2024)
- Broad money 30.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 25.28 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Zambia?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Zambia was 83.31 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 112.48 2010 = 100 in 2008.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.75 2010 = 100 in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Zambia ranks 87th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.