Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

2010 - 2021 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Zambia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 3.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with a growth equal to 1.3 % in the previous year.
  • Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2010 to Dec 2021.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 8.5 % in Dec 2010 and a record low -3.9 % in Dec 2021.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and annual Nominal GDP. The Bank of Zambia provides quarterly Foreign Direct Investment in USD. Zambia Statistics Agency provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Bank of Zambia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Zambia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 57.2 USD mn in Mar 2023.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 93.9 USD mn in Mar 2023.
  • Zambia Direct Investment Abroad fell by 47.8 USD mn in Mar 2023.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 55.0 USD mn in Mar 2023.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 21.3 USD bn in Dec 2021.

View Zambia's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 2010 to 2021 in the chart:

Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Zambia's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2021?

Zambia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 3.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with a growth equal to 1.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-3.9 2021 1.3 2020 -3.9 2021 8.5 2010 % yearly 2010 - 2021

Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Algeria (%) 0.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2024
Argentina (%) 1.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Armenia (%) 1.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2024
Australia (%) 3.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2024
Austria (%) -1.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2022
Azerbaijan (%) -0.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2024
Bahrain (%) 6.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Bangladesh (%) 0.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Belarus (%) -0.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Belgium (%) -17.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Bolivia (%) 1.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Botswana (%) 4.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Brazil (%) 3.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Brunei (%) -10.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 2.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (%) 9.0 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Canada (%) 3.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2024
Chile (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
China (%) -0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Colombia (%) 3.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Croatia (%) 2.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Cyprus (%) 34.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Czech Republic (%) 4.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 6.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (%) 0.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2024
Egypt (%) 30.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2024
Estonia (%) 5.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
European Union (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Finland (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
France (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2024
Georgia (%) 7.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2024
Germany (%) 1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Ghana (%) 1.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
Greece (%) 1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 33.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Hungary (%) -93.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Iceland (%) 3.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
India (%) 1.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2004 - Jun 2024
Indonesia (%) 2.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Iran (%) 0.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) 8.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Israel (%) 4.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Italy (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 2.2 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Japan (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Jordan (%) 2.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 0.7 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
South Korea (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Kosovo (%) 8.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -3.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) 11.9 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Latvia (%) 3.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Lebanon (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Luxembourg (%) -120.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.2 2023 yearly 1982 - 2023
North Macedonia (%) 6.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 2.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Malta (%) 169.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Mauritius (%) 67.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Mexico (%) 1.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Moldova (%) 1.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Mongolia (%) 9.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Montenegro (%) 7.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Morocco (%) 1.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Mozambique (%) 33.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Myanmar (%) 0.6 Sep 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2021
Nepal (%) 0.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 0.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2024
New Zealand (%) 2.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2024
Nigeria (%) 1.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 11.5 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 2.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 3.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Paraguay (%) -0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Peru (%) 2.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Philippines (%) 1.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Poland (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Portugal (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Qatar (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Romania (%) 2.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Serbia (%) 6.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 25.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (%) 0.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (%) 3.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
South Africa (%) -0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 1.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 1.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 1.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Mar 2023
Switzerland (%) 6.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2023

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Zambia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -8.5 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -482.164 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 2015 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 3,204.887 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 2015 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.9 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) 308.498 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) 724.700 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) 285.228 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.533 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -23.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 962.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 61.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,891.800 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,322.180 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,782.765 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,079.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 70.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 206,384.748 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 88,866.355 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6.815 Jan 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 22.813 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 159.363 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 1998 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 163.616 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 1992 - Sep 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 168.638 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 89.425 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 69.648 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 107.241 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -5.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 219.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.0 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 58.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.9 2021 yearly 2010 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -87.272 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.3 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -87.173 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 22,984.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2011 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 2.969 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -28,516.183 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.4 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 126.183 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,399.742 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 6,414.055 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 21.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 26.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,855.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Aug 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Aug 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,286.076 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 21.6 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 5,400.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,900.075 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 30.05 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 12.52 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023

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