Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing in Zambia
Zambia: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing was 23.38 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power in Zambia, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 23.38 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 114.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Zambia peaked at 23.38 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.69, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 118th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.69 | — |
| 1961 | 0.7177 | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7463 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.776 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8066 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8384 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8713 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9054 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9407 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9772 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 1.02 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.09 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 1.14 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.18 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.23 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.27 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.32 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.37 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.42 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.48 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.53 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.58 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.64 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.7 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.76 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.82 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.89 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.96 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 2.03 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.1 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.18 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.26 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.32 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.35 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.63 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 2.82 | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 3.05 | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 3.28 | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 3.65 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 4.06 | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 4.65 | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 5.93 | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 7.25 | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 8.45 | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 9.24 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 9.98 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 10.19 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.54 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 10.9 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 11.26 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 11.56 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 12.07 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.3 | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 14.63 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 16.01 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 17.85 | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 18.73 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 20.42 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 23.38 | +14.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 23.38 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.34, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 23.38 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.62, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +27.5% | 4.65 | 5.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.827 | 0.69 | 0.9772 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 1.02 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.48 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.66 | 2.1 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.12 | 4.06 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.92 | 11.26 | 23.38 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Zambia?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Zambia was 23.38 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.38 in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power?
- Zambia ranks 118th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.