Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Zambia
Zambia: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 7.57 National currency per US dollar in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Zambia is 7.57 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 141.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Zambia peaked at 7.57 National currency per US dollar in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0092 National currency per US dollar, in 1990.
That places Zambia 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Zambia, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0092 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1991 | 0.0174 National currency per US dollar | +89.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0448 National currency per US dollar | +157.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1233 National currency per US dollar | +175.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1857 National currency per US dollar | +50.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2438 National currency per US dollar | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3389 National currency per US dollar | +39.0% |
| 1997 | 0.412 National currency per US dollar | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5049 National currency per US dollar | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6265 National currency per US dollar | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7637 National currency per US dollar | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9017 National currency per US dollar | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 National currency per US dollar | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 1.69 National currency per US dollar | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 1.79 National currency per US dollar | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.92 National currency per US dollar | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.08 National currency per US dollar | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.37 National currency per US dollar | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 2.53 National currency per US dollar | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.61 National currency per US dollar | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7 National currency per US dollar | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.91 National currency per US dollar | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 3.14 National currency per US dollar | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 3.47 National currency per US dollar | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 3.98 National currency per US dollar | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 4.23 National currency per US dollar | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.44 National currency per US dollar | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.75 National currency per US dollar | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 5.36 National currency per US dollar | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 6.19 National currency per US dollar | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 6.36 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.77 National currency per US dollar | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 7.57 National currency per US dollar | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2506 National currency per US dollar | 0.0092 National currency per US dollar | 0.6265 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 National currency per US dollar | 0.7637 National currency per US dollar | 2.37 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 National currency per US dollar | 2.53 National currency per US dollar | 4.75 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 National currency per US dollar | 5.36 National currency per US dollar | 7.57 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 19 Norway 10 National currency per US dollar compare
- 20 Sweden 8.89 National currency per US dollar compare
- 21 South Africa 7.7 National currency per US dollar compare
- 23 Denmark 6.92 National currency per US dollar compare
- 24 Hong Kong, China 5.84 National currency per US dollar compare
- 25 Morocco 4.04 National currency per US dollar compare
More population data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.52 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.516 (2100)
- Population density 86.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.60 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.516 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 79,275 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Zambia?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Zambia was 7.57 National currency per US dollar in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 National currency per US dollar in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0092 National currency per US dollar in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org