Zambia External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Zambia external debt for 2022 was $28,700,808,783, a 4.96% increase from 2021.
- Zambia external debt for 2021 was $27,344,991,378, a 8.81% decline from 2020.
- Zambia external debt for 2020 was $29,986,574,359, a 0.73% increase from 2019.
- Zambia external debt for 2019 was $29,767,787,495, a 18.88% increase from 2018.
| Zambia External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$28,700,808,783 |
4.96% |
| 2021 |
$27,344,991,378 |
-8.81% |
| 2020 |
$29,986,574,359 |
0.73% |
| 2019 |
$29,767,787,495 |
18.88% |
| 2018 |
$25,041,107,494 |
3.95% |
| 2017 |
$24,088,625,850 |
49.71% |
| 2016 |
$16,090,006,465 |
27.46% |
| 2015 |
$12,623,242,334 |
26.64% |
| 2014 |
$9,967,794,979 |
42.65% |
| 2013 |
$6,987,703,693 |
11.59% |
| 2012 |
$6,262,077,703 |
19.33% |
| 2011 |
$5,247,611,513 |
19.99% |
| 2010 |
$4,373,205,587 |
18.19% |
| 2009 |
$3,700,015,837 |
23.46% |
| 2008 |
$2,996,957,382 |
8.86% |
| 2007 |
$2,752,986,901 |
22.04% |
| 2006 |
$2,255,759,668 |
-57.99% |
| 2005 |
$5,370,071,043 |
-28.78% |
| 2004 |
$7,540,236,740 |
9.69% |
| 2003 |
$6,874,311,298 |
2.99% |
| 2002 |
$6,674,675,453 |
7.83% |
| 2001 |
$6,189,776,538 |
6.51% |
| 2000 |
$5,811,480,208 |
-2.38% |
| 1999 |
$5,953,049,691 |
-13.35% |
| 1998 |
$6,870,434,147 |
3.16% |
| 1997 |
$6,659,848,622 |
-5.67% |
| 1996 |
$7,060,056,954 |
1.47% |
| 1995 |
$6,957,808,472 |
2.19% |
| 1994 |
$6,808,521,301 |
5.10% |
| 1993 |
$6,477,914,988 |
-3.32% |
| 1992 |
$6,700,065,956 |
-3.71% |
| 1991 |
$6,958,488,380 |
0.78% |
| 1990 |
$6,904,814,239 |
5.36% |
| 1989 |
$6,553,433,177 |
-2.10% |
| 1988 |
$6,694,151,925 |
3.30% |
| 1987 |
$6,480,343,008 |
15.04% |
| 1986 |
$5,633,318,266 |
25.54% |
| 1985 |
$4,487,171,832 |
19.61% |
| 1984 |
$3,751,427,553 |
0.16% |
| 1983 |
$3,745,387,538 |
2.26% |
| 1982 |
$3,662,594,056 |
1.46% |
| 1981 |
$3,609,972,787 |
10.99% |
| 1980 |
$3,252,576,759 |
7.00% |
| 1979 |
$3,039,848,240 |
17.91% |
| 1978 |
$2,578,001,425 |
10.36% |
| 1977 |
$2,336,027,269 |
23.37% |
| 1976 |
$1,893,531,434 |
12.62% |
| 1975 |
$1,681,371,684 |
40.54% |
| 1974 |
$1,196,332,640 |
16.08% |
| 1973 |
$1,030,648,296 |
9.23% |
| 1972 |
$943,514,892 |
10.04% |
| 1971 |
$857,443,206 |
5.40% |
| 1970 |
$813,521,836 |
5.40% |
