Zambia Trade Balance
2003 - 2024 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Zambia's Trade Balance
- Zambia's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 137.2 USD mn in Feb 2024, compared with a surplus of 72.9 USD mn in the previous month
- Zambia's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2003 to Feb 2024, with an averaged value of 16.7 USD mn
- The data reached an all-time high of 457.3 USD mn in Apr 2021 and a record low of -226.3 USD mn in Sep 2017
Further information about Zambia's Trade Balance
- In the latest reports, Zambia's Total Exports reached 687.5 USD mn in Feb 2024, a decrease of 35.8% YoY (year-on-year)
- Total Imports recorded 824.7 USD mn in Feb 2024, an increase of 35.8% YoY (year-on-year)
View Zambia's Trade Balance from Jan 2003 to Feb 2024 in the chart:
What was Zambia's Trade Balance in Feb 2024?
Zambia's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 137.2 USD mn in Feb 2024, compared with a surplus of 72.9 USD mn in the previous month See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -137.2 Feb 2024 | 72.9 Jan 2024 | -226.3 Sep 2017 | 457.3 Apr 2021 | USD mn | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
Trade Balance by Country Comparison
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | -438.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Oct 1998 - Mar 2024 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | -274.8 Mar 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2020 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 1,374.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2024 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 122.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Nov 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 3,294.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Mar 2024 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 789.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | -60.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 4,501.7 2023 | yearly | 1966 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | -1,381.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jul 1986 - Feb 2024 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | -46.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2024 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 3,414.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Feb 2024 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | -121.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Oct 1994 - Feb 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | -601.5 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | -319.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2024 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 9,041.0 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 1959 - Apr 2024 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 512.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | -586.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2024 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | -60.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jun 2013 - Feb 2024 |
| Canada (USD mn) | -1,682.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2024 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 1,868.1 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Apr 2024 |
| China (USD mn) | 58,551.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Mar 2024 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | -1,010.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Feb 2024 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -1,343.3 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -617.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2024 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 3,162.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2024 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 821.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2024 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 678.9 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1992 - Feb 2024 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | -2,371.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -217.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Feb 2024 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 16,022.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Finland (USD mn) | -300.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2023 |
| France (USD mn) | -5,949.2 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | -621.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 24,196.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 112.7 Aug 2023 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Aug 2023 |
| Greece (USD mn) | -3,274.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | -5,753.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 1,641.5 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Mar 2024 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | -198.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
| India (USD mn) | -15,598.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 4,473.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Mar 2024 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 22,668.0 2021 | yearly | 1948 - 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 7,769.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2024 |
| Israel (USD mn) | -1,988.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2024 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 7,379.7 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,879.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | -3,018.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Feb 2024 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | -1,337.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Feb 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 2,336.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1995 - Feb 2024 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | -957.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Jan 2024 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 1,529.1 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 1966 - Apr 2024 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | -478.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2024 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 3,739.7 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -833.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Laos (USD mn) | -170.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2023 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | -259.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2024 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | -397.4 Aug 2023 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2023 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | -125.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2024 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | -705.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | -1,258.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | -309.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2024 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -42.8 Feb 2023 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Feb 2023 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 1,629.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Mar 2024 |
| Malta (USD mn) | -188.9 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Feb 2024 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | -310.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2024 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | -1,582.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | -424.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Feb 2024 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 657.2 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2024 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | -306.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2024 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | -2,003.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 89.3 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 183.9 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jul 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | -893.2 Mar 2024 | monthly | Aug 1974 - Mar 2024 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 14,776.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2024 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 357.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Mar 2024 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 1,889.4 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2023 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 6,027.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 2,124.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Feb 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | -2,374.0 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Apr 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -360.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Feb 2024 |
| Panama (USD mn) | -1,081.5 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Mar 2024 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 95.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 1,350.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Feb 2024 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | -3,180.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 769.9 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2024 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | -2,543.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2024 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 4,835.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Mar 2024 |
| Romania (USD mn) | -2,346.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Aug 1990 - Feb 2024 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 10,731.9 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 113,078.6 2023 | yearly | 1957 - 2023 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | -774.5 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 3,473.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Mar 2024 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 700.9 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2024 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 68.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Nov 1991 - Mar 2024 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 738.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Feb 2024 |
| Spain (USD mn) | -3,433.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1974 - Feb 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | -368.8 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Mar 2024 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | -829.9 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2022 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 461.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 3,209.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Mar 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,235.192 Dec 2023 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Dec 2023 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 3,736.627 Dec 2023 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Dec 2023 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 45.5 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) | 302.449 2029 | yearly | 2000 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) | 654.326 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) | 262.874 2029 | yearly | 2000 - 2029 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.533 2028 | yearly | 2000 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -137.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 687.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -4.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,710.822 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,186.716 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 905.677 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 824.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 35.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 263,152.229 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 119,354.130 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 6.815 Jan 2022 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2022 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 11.440 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 176.765 Mar 2024 | monthly | Nov 1998 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 137.082 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Mar 2024 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 39.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -231.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 11.9 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 27.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | -3.9 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -85.358 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 4.4 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -0.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -85.167 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 23,717.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 39.8 2021 | yearly | 2011 - 2021 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 3.941 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -27,613.340 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 4.4 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2023 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 134.908 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 2,336.513 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 5,822.535 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 13.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Feb 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 26.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 3,215.4 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.7 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2023 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 7,523.390 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2023 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 27.5 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2023 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 5,463.7 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 39.2 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 3,041.003 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2023 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 38.13 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2023 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 10.21 2022 | yearly | 1965 - 2022 |
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