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 23.0 USD mn in Aug 2024, compared with a surplus of 52.9 USD mn in the previous month
  • Zambia's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2003 to Aug 2024, with an averaged value of 18.2 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
CEIC converts monthly Trade Balance into USD. Zambia Statistics Agency provides Trade Balance in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

Further information about Zambia's Trade Balance

  • In the latest reports, Zambia's Total Exports reached 942.8 USD mn in Aug 2024, an increase of 50.4% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 965.8 USD mn in Aug 2024, an increase of 50.4% YoY (year-on-year)

View Zambia's Trade Balance from Jan 2003 to Aug 2024 in the chart:

Zambia Trade Balance

What was Zambia's Trade Balance in Aug 2024?

Zambia's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 23.0 USD mn in Aug 2024, compared with a surplus of 52.9 USD mn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-23.0 Aug 2024 52.9 Jul 2024 -226.3 Sep 2017 457.3 Apr 2021 USD mn monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024

Trade Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -452.9 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 1998 - Sep 2024
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 992.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2024
Armenia (USD mn) -263.7 Aug 2024 monthly Nov 1995 - Aug 2024
Australia (USD mn) 3,758.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1971 - Aug 2024
Austria (USD mn) 525.7 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jun 2024
Azerbaijan (USD mn) -255.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 4,501.7 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Bangladesh (USD mn) -1,386.9 Jul 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Jul 2024
Belarus (USD mn) 258.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 1,658.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 47.9 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 1994 - Aug 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -597.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Botswana (USD mn) -310.1 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2024
Brazil (USD mn) 5,363.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Sep 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 282.7 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) -446.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 82.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jun 2013 - Sep 2024
Canada (USD mn) -803.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Chile (USD mn) 1,816.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Sep 2024
China (USD mn) 81,710.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2024
Colombia (USD mn) -962.8 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Jul 2024
Croatia (USD mn) -1,452.7 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jul 2024
Cyprus (USD mn) -740.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 1,710.5 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 4,118.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Aug 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 428.6 Aug 2024 monthly Mar 1992 - Aug 2024
Egypt (USD mn) -4,885.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Estonia (USD mn) -185.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2024
European Union (USD mn) 8,744.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2024
Finland (USD mn) -103.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2024
France (USD mn) -8,122.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Georgia (USD mn) -707.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2024
Germany (USD mn) 25,026.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 406.2 Jun 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Greece (USD mn) -2,936.2 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -4,249.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 180.9 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jul 2024
Iceland (USD mn) -196.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
India (USD mn) -20,780.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 3,257.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1967 - Sep 2024
Iran (USD mn) 32,176.0 2023 yearly 1948 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 6,101.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Aug 2024
Israel (USD mn) -2,763.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Sep 2024
Italy (USD mn) 4,479.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 2,358.4 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Jun 2024
Japan (USD mn) -1,309.8 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2024
Jordan (USD mn) -1,320.4 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Jul 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 2,120.7 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1995 - Aug 2024
Kenya (USD mn) -1,029.6 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 1992 - Aug 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 6,658.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1966 - Sep 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) -476.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 3,536.5 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -459.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2024
Laos (USD mn) -71.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2024
Latvia (USD mn) -369.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) -1,062.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) -498.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) -835.7 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jul 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -1,153.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) -250.4 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Aug 2024
Malawi (USD mn) -194.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2024
Malaysia (USD mn) 2,216.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2024
Malta (USD mn) -399.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Aug 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) -411.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Aug 2024
Mexico (USD mn) -2,565.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2024
Moldova (USD mn) -503.5 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 47.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) -346.5 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
Morocco (USD mn) -2,850.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 106.5 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2024
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -903.3 Sep 2024 monthly Aug 1974 - Sep 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 12,211.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) -1,341.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Aug 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,786.0 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2024
Norway (USD mn) 4,024.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2024
Oman (USD mn) 1,680.0 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Jul 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) -1,832.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Sep 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -484.2 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Jul 2024
Panama (USD mn) -1,137.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Aug 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) -96.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Peru (USD mn) 1,811.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Aug 2024
Philippines (USD mn) -4,375.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Poland (USD mn) -1,745.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Aug 2024
Portugal (USD mn) -2,909.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 5,531.0 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Jul 2024
Romania (USD mn) -3,174.6 Aug 2024 monthly Aug 1990 - Aug 2024
Russia (USD mn) 12,138.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 113,078.6 2023 yearly 1957 - 2023
Serbia (USD mn) -986.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 4,065.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 155.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) -544.7 Aug 2024 monthly Nov 1991 - Aug 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 312.1 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Aug 2024
Spain (USD mn) -3,511.9 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1974 - Aug 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -429.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Aug 2024
Sudan (USD mn) -829.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) -510.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 5,262.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2024

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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) -137.290 Jun 2024 monthly Nov 2015 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,147.543 Jun 2024 monthly Nov 2015 - Jun 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) -23.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 942.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 29.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 53,283.175 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
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) 965.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 50.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 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) 20.217 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Jun 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 251.852 Jul 2024 monthly Nov 1998 - Jul 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 165.567 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1992 - Aug 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 168.638 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 107.241 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
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -2.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -80.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.0 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -8.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.9 2021 yearly 2010 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -53.454 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.3 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.2 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -53.263 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 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) 3.941 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) 2,268.905 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 6,517.455 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2024
M2 Growth (%) 33.1 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 26.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,885.7 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jun 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) 5,524.1 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 21.0 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 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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