Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score in Zambia
Zambia: Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score was 62.53 scale 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score in Zambia, 2016–2024
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in scale 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score in Zambia is 62.53 scale 0-100, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score in Zambia peaked at 67.27 scale 0-100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.5 scale 0-100, in 2016.
That places Zambia 142nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | scale 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 39.5 scale 0-100 | — |
| 2017 | 56.73 scale 0-100 | +43.6% |
| 2018 | 57.8 scale 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 57.8 scale 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.27 scale 0-100 | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 67.27 scale 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.13 scale 0-100 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 61.13 scale 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.53 scale 0-100 | +2.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 62.53 scale 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.12 scale 0-100, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 62.53 scale 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.67 scale 0-100, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.96 scale 0-100 | 39.5 scale 0-100 | 57.8 scale 0-100 | 4 |
| 2020s | 63.87 scale 0-100 | 61.13 scale 0-100 | 67.27 scale 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 141 Solomon Islands 62.77 scale 0-100 compare
- 142 Eswatini 62.53 scale 0-100 compare
- 144 Marshall Islands 62.33 scale 0-100 compare
- 145 Papua New Guinea 62.23 scale 0-100 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score in Zambia?
- Statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score in Zambia was 62.53 scale 0-100 in 2024, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.27 scale 0-100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5 scale 0-100 in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score?
- Zambia ranks 142nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 2 data services score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The data services pillar overall score is a composite indicator based on four dimensions of data services: (i) the quality of data releases, (ii) the richness and openness of online access, (iii) the effectiveness of advisory and analytical services related to statistics, and (iv) the availability and use of data access services such as secure microdata access. Advisory and analytical services might incorporate elements related to data stewardship services including input to national data strategies, advice on data ethics and calling out misuse of data in accordance with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.