Zambia External Debt
2011 - 2023 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Zambia External Debt
- Zambia External Debt reached 23.7 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 23.7 USD bn in the previous quarter.
- Zambia External Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2011 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 24.3 USD bn in Mar 2023 and a record low of 921.2 USD mn in Dec 2012.
The World Bank provides quarterly External Debt in USD.
Related information about Zambia External Debt
- In the latest reports of Zambia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 231.2 USD mn in Dec 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 27.0 USD mn in Dec 2023.
- Zambia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 39.9 USD mn in Dec 2023.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 85.4 USD mn in Dec 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 28.2 USD bn in Dec 2023.
View Zambia's External Debt from Mar 2011 to Dec 2023 in the chart:
What was Zambia's External Debt in Dec 2023?
Zambia External Debt reached 23.7 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 23.7 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23,717.1 Dec 2023 | 23,708.2 Sep 2023 | 921.2 Dec 2012 | 24,295.9 Mar 2023 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
External Debt by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 11,181.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2024 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 3,838.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2019 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 285,951.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 6,343.3 Apr 2024 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Apr 2024 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 1,823,879.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1988 - Mar 2024 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 713,030.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 8,135.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 100,639.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 36,875.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 1,531,740.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 15,786.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 4,935.6 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 1,431.8 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 575,357.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 48,878.5 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 22,625.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 3,061,262.2 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2024 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 240,794.2 Apr 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Apr 2024 |
| China (USD mn) | 2,447,537.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2023 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 196,279.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 52,854.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 189,930.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 206,569.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2023 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 540,007.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 56,829.7 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Apr 2024 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 168,034.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 39,697.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2024 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 17,422,123.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 660,514.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2023 |
| France (USD mn) | 7,650,849.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2023 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 24,169.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 6,758,013.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 29,185.2 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Nov 2022 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 611,538.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,838,766.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 279,807.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 24,232.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Mar 2024 |
| India (USD mn) | 648,192.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 398,337.4 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Apr 2024 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 6,281.7 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 3,257,472.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2024 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 154,690.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 2,808,395.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 31,960.0 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 4,428,280.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2024 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 41,188.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 162,697.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 39,176.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 667,485.3 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 4,256.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 64,616.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 10,113.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 10,234.8 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 43,947.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 34,671.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 54,461.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Dec 2023 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 3,791,246.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 12,666.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Malawi (MWK mn) | 2,812,733.5 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 269,293.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2024 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 222,092.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 196,972.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2024 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 447,827.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 10,465.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2023 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 35,002.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 8,815.2 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 64,781.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 10,073.2 2022 | yearly | 1985 - 2022 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 12,537.5 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 9,585.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 3,871,910.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2023 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 223,600.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 42,495.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 743,940.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 130,401.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Mar 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 1,535.0 Dec 2018 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2018 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 43,017.9 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Apr 2024 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 21,762.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2022 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 102,172.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2022 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 128,692.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2024 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 426,901.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 441,811.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 194,500.0 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 169,046.9 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Apr 2023 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 304,007.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 50,196.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2023 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 1,995,943.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2023 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 130,380.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 60,664.8 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2023 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 158,081.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1985 - Dec 2023 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 2,676,056.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 54,831.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 62,400.0 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 1,069,303.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 2,281,043.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 199,996.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Tajikistan (USD mn) | 6,228.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2023 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 193,212.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 42,170.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2023 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 499,885.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Dec 2023 |
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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) | -41.396 Feb 2024 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Feb 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 744.085 Feb 2024 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Feb 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 40.9 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| 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) | 95.3 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Apr 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 892.8 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Apr 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 49.5 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 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) | 797.5 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Apr 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 29.6 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 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) | 15.878 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 201.215 Apr 2024 | monthly | Nov 1998 - Apr 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 100.102 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Apr 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 (%) | -2.0 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| 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 (%) | -1.3 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| 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 (%) | 84.2 2023 | yearly | 2011 - 2023 |
| 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 (%) | 3.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 104.949 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 2,074.393 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Apr 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 5,731.874 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Apr 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 23.5 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Apr 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 26.0 May 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - May 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 3,555.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 7,004.146 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 9.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 5,015.3 Apr 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Apr 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 24.8 Apr 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Apr 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,811.250 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 24.99 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 10.21 2022 | yearly | 1965 - 2022 |
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