Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange in Zambia

Zambia: Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange was 0.2924 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2924
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
172nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5236
in 2013
All-time low
0.2104
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange in Zambia, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.2781991: 0.2761992: 0.2591993: 0.2431994: 0.2911995: 0.2891996: 0.2521997: 0.2861998: 0.2331999: 0.2112000: 0.212001: 0.2222002: 0.2142003: 0.232004: 0.2652005: 0.3212006: 0.4422007: 0.4382008: 0.5082009: 0.3962010: 0.4682011: 0.5032012: 0.5152013: 0.5242014: 0.4962015: 0.3882016: 0.3742017: 0.4372018: 0.4252019: 0.3752020: 0.3012021: 0.3222022: 0.3772023: 0.3262024: 0.292

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for price level ratio of ppp conversion factor (gdp) to market exchange in Zambia is 0.2924, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, price level ratio of ppp conversion factor (gdp) to market exchange in Zambia peaked at 0.5236 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2104, in 2000.

That places Zambia 172nd 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.

Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate in Zambia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.2776
1991 0.2758 -0.6%
1992 0.2586 -6.2%
1993 0.2433 -5.9%
1994 0.2912 +19.7%
1995 0.2886 -0.9%
1996 0.2521 -12.6%
1997 0.2856 +13.3%
1998 0.2331 -18.4%
1999 0.2113 -9.3%
2000 0.2104 -0.5%
2001 0.2221 +5.6%
2002 0.2144 -3.5%
2003 0.2298 +7.2%
2004 0.2653 +15.5%
2005 0.3213 +21.1%
2006 0.4423 +37.7%
2007 0.4379 -1.0%
2008 0.5079 +16.0%
2009 0.3956 -22.1%
2010 0.4684 +18.4%
2011 0.5033 +7.4%
2012 0.5145 +2.2%
2013 0.5236 +1.8%
2014 0.4962 -5.2%
2015 0.3883 -21.7%
2016 0.374 -3.7%
2017 0.4374 +17.0%
2018 0.4253 -2.8%
2019 0.3745 -11.9%
2020 0.3014 -19.5%
2021 0.3218 +6.8%
2022 0.3768 +17.1%
2023 0.3264 -13.4%
2024 0.2924 -10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2617 0.2113 0.2912 10
2000s 0.3247 0.2104 0.5079 10
2010s 0.4505 0.374 0.5236 10
2020s 0.3238 0.2924 0.3768 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 169 Ghana 0.2997 compare
  2. 170 Indonesia 0.2994 compare
  3. 171 Thailand 0.2973 compare
  4. 173 Ukraine 0.2905 compare
  5. 174 Azerbaijan 0.2903 compare
  6. 175 Madagascar 0.2893 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is price level ratio of ppp conversion factor (gdp) to market exchange in Zambia?
Price level ratio of ppp conversion factor (gdp) to market exchange in Zambia was 0.2924 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest price level ratio of ppp conversion factor (gdp) to market exchange recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5236 in 2013.
What is the lowest price level ratio of ppp conversion factor (gdp) to market exchange recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2104 in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for price level ratio of ppp conversion factor (gdp) to market exchange?
Zambia ranks 172nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is price level ratio of ppp conversion factor (gdp) to market exchange rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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 Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
202 places, 6,811 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release