GDP per capita, PPP in Zambia
Zambia: GDP per capita, PPP was 4,224 current international $ in 2024. β² Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Zambia, 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2024, gdp per capita, ppp in Zambia stood at 4,224 current international $. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Zambia peaked at 4,224 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,464 current international $, in 1994.
That places Zambia 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,560 current international $ | 1,464 current international $ | 1,654 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,207 current international $ | 1,709 current international $ | 2,872 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,341 current international $ | 3,098 current international $ | 3,477 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,760 current international $ | 3,157 current international $ | 4,224 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 167 Benin 4,435 current international $ compare
- 168 Palestine 4,371 current international $ compare
- 169 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,346 current international $ compare
- 171 Tanzania, United Republic of 4,221 current international $ compare
- 172 Comoros, Union of the 4,055 current international $ compare
- 173 Zimbabwe 3,922 current international $ compare
More population data for Zambia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.516 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.60 million (2100)
- Population density 86.73 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.516 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.04 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 79,275 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.04 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.04 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.79 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Zambia?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Zambia was 4,224 current international $ in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,224 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,464 current international $ in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Zambia ranks 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release