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Zambia

Official language: English
Currency: Zambian Kwacha
Capital City: Lusaka
Area: 752612km²
Subregional membership(s): Southern Africa, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Least developed countires, Land-locked Countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Non-Oil LDCs, Land-locked LDCs, Mineral-rich countries

17861.0K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

25.9B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

60.0

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

99.8

₂₀₁₇

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	36.72	37.44	37.56	37.08	36.48	35.76	35.16	34.80	34.68	34.56
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	51.84	51.84	51.84	51.84	52.20	52.20	52.20
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	711.4	728.5	744.5	759.0	771.6	782.0	790.6	797.4	802.7	806.9
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	658.9	674.6	688.4	700.0	709.2	716.4	721.9	726.4	730.2	733.6
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	685.6	702.0	717.0	730.0	740.9	749.5	756.5	762.1	766.7	770.3
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					56.28		56.28
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					68.64		58.92
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					98.52		84.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					120.12		113.28
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					133.68		131.76
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					129.48		132.36
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					116.40		120.48
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					99.84		104.64
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					84.24		88.68
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					51.96		52.08
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					67.56		71.88
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					54.84		57.48
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					44.64		46.08
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					73.80		81.96
Population - Female (%)	598.44	598.32
Population - Female (thousands)	85,161	87,808	90,564	93,393	96,266	99,176	102,130	105,137	108,214
Population - Male (thousands)	83,118	85,774	88,555	91,405	94,286	97,185	100,113	103,083	106,119
Population - Total (thousands)	168,278	173,582	179,119	184,797	190,552	196,361	202,243	208,220	214,332
Population - Urban (%)	478.80	484.80	490.80	496.80	502.80	508.80	516.00	522.00	529.20
Population - Urban (%)	478.80	484.80	490.80	496.80	502.80	508.80	516.00
Population - Urban (thousands)	68,220	71,184	74,304	77,568	80,964	84,492	88,152
Total fertility rate (per woman)	64.0	62.8	61.6	60.4	59.0	57.7	56.6	55.6	54.7	54.0

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15-19 - Female (per 1,000 population)		1,692
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	3,012	2,916	2,844	2,772	2,688
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	1,152	1,152	1,152	1,152
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)	603.60	592.80	585.60	580.80	573.60
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	996.00	984.00	960.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	603.60	592.80	585.60	580.80	573.60
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	744.00	756.00	768.00	780.00	780.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	516.00	516.00	528.00	528.00	528.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	943.2	892.8	842.4	799.2	768.0

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)					671.52
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)					850.68
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)					760.56
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)
Gender parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)
Gender parity index of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained (ratio)		12.7
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)		12.8
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	1,305	1,292	1,232	1,256	1,226	1,204	1,211
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	1,311	1,281	1,224	1,250	1,222	1,182	1,184
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	1,280	1,287	1,228	1,253	1,224	1,193	1,197
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)		41.64
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)		54.72
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)		48.12
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)		989.88
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)		1,074
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)		1,001
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)					789.12
Low to high socio-economic parity status index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)
Low to high socio-economic parity status index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	79.2	79.2	79.2	79.2
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)	1,103	1,077	1,046
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		1,046	1,025
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)	1,065	1,062	1,035
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%)
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Female (%)
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Male (%)
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)	670.3	590.6	575.4
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	11.9	12.0	12.0
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)				10.32
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	94.2	92.9	88.1
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	95.5	92.8	88.1
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	94.8	92.8	88.1
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)		22.7	22.0
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)		2.0
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)		2.8
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)		2.4
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)		645.12
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)		687.12
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)		665.88

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	1,368	1,575	1,816	2,005	2,201	2,593	2,955
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	281.5	306.0	336.5	325.8	254.9	251.4	310.4

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	1,277	1,361	1,456	1,570	1,728	2,037	2,171	2,334	2,548
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	77.16	78.96	83.76	93.72	121.32	214.44	78.96	89.88	109.80
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	71.04	87.96	85.68	94.32	253.32	89.64	73.08	94.32	140.64
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	77.16	78.96	83.76	93.72	121.32	214.44	78.96	89.88	109.80
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	86.40	87.96	85.68	94.32	253.32	90.00	69.60
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,410	1,513	1,621	1,748	2,118	2,276	2,408

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coal - Consumption, Tonnes (thousands)			1.1	1.2	1.9	1.9	2.1
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		123,828	130,152	128,628	135,240	141,024	147,240
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	94,896	97,992	130,152
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	9,367	9,367	228	4,920	4,848	8,040	8,208
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	133,606	133,606	159,372	168,504	156,420	132,588	133,944
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	20.52	23.64	31.56	36	36.24	36.48
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		9,144	9,432	9,744	10,908	11,220	11,544
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	23,640	23,640	24,960	29,424	30,036	30,876
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	142,994	142,997	159,632	173,460	161,304	162,984	164,724

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	2,676	3,636	4,284	4,536	4,800	5,076
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	70.68	59.16	57.12	69.6	96.36	110.4
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	6,660	6,216	6,624	7,704	7,920	8,196	7,836
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)		10,308	10,980	11,364	11,184	11,472	12,996
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)		424.0	505.7	511.8	514.1	387.4	389.8
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	56.76	54.36	50.52	56.04	56.76		63.60
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	77.40	71.76	72.36	80.52	80.88		87.60

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Total length of railways (kilometre)							14,976	14,976

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	1.44	1.32	1.08	1.68	1.80
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (%)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.12
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (%)	0.60	0.96	1.08	1.56	1.68
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (%)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.12
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	7.32	6.84	9.36	8.88	8.76	7.44	7.20	6.96
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	138.00	161.64	184.80	228.00	252.00	306.12	334.20	171.60
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	97,974,636	126,296,112	124,749,612	121,378,404	138,692,700	144,204,408	161,262,468
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (thousands)	0.3	0.5	0.3	1.0	10.2
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (thousands)	75.2	130.1	160.3	242.7	256.9
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (thousands)	0.6	2.0	0.7	2.6	13.6
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	197.0	180.0	161.4	246.3	280.7
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	138.00	161.64	184.80	228.00	252.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)	744.00	936.00	936.00	936.00	1,116
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)	480.00	936.00		504.00	636.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				5.52	16.08
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	279.7	554.3	580.7	558.8	615.2

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	84.24	84.00	77.88	94.56	107.88
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	58.32	61.80	64.80	73.80	103.56
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	58.32	61.80	64.80	73.80	103.56	123.72	114.24	125.52	154.68
Interest rate - Lending (%)	226.08	145.80	114.24	138.84	159.00

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	28.1	26.4	34.2	44.4	80.5	118.7	217.7
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	869.4	781.32	906.96	766.44	594.12	697.56	718.44
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	12,402	11,486	13,743	11,973	9,566	11,574	12,282
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	249.60	305.16	325.08	433.68	747.12	728.04	752.52	868.32	966.00

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)	1.8	2.7	3.3	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.8
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	-346.8	-346.8	-346.8	-346.8
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	55.92	64.56	-7.08	25.20	-46.92	-53.52	-39.12
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	13,114	16,462	-1,937.8	-4,647.9	-9,211.8	-11,447.5	-12,076.4	-8,490.7
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	-408.0	-447.2	-538.3	-566.2
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	14,518	18,690	858.7	-4,602.1
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	13,302	20,778	25,198	17,865	15,658	7,955	13,095
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	100,724	132,570	148,106	178,688	173,613	179,236
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	-16.8	-8,422.8	4,914	-20,473.6	1,529	2,121	-1,787.0
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	30,355	16,910	31,554	11,080	12,609	13,052
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-848.5	-10,791.9	-1,157.9	-14,466.2
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-13,883.7	-4,001.7	-13,839.2	-18,198.7	-4,188.8	-7,847.5	-12,834.5	-9,194.3
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	4,536	5,446	4,824	3,569	2,719	2,543	4,306	3,311
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-5,131.4	-4,126.2	-12,698.6	-9,522.3	-6,850.7	-6,098.2	-7,917.0	-8,774.3
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				7.20
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	27,593	19,143	19,776	19,504	-891.1	-44.5	4,369	6,167
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	57.2	58.1	66.7	72.0

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	36,568
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	0.72
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	110.40	105.60	60.00
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)	2,088
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					784.80
Land area covered by forest (%)

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