Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 2,490 current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Zambia is 2,490 current LCU per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 196.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Zambia peaked at 2,490 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.13 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 120th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.13 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.55 current LCU per person | +37.7% |
| 1992 | 5.35 current LCU per person | +244.3% |
| 1993 | 6.61 current LCU per person | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 14.68 current LCU per person | +122.1% |
| 1995 | 15.49 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 40.62 current LCU per person | +162.2% |
| 1997 | 51.8 current LCU per person | +27.5% |
| 1998 | 51.11 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 68 current LCU per person | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 129.61 current LCU per person | +90.6% |
| 2004 | 176.1 current LCU per person | +35.9% |
| 2005 | 200.78 current LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 220.51 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 278.28 current LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 292.04 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 266.81 current LCU per person | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 343.96 current LCU per person | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 397.71 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 480.34 current LCU per person | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 663.36 current LCU per person | +38.1% |
| 2014 | 839.22 current LCU per person | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 720.36 current LCU per person | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 705.48 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,030 current LCU per person | +46.1% |
| 2018 | 1,188 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 1,190 current LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,082 current LCU per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 1,246 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 1,353 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 2,022 current LCU per person | +49.5% |
| 2024 | 2,490 current LCU per person | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.63 current LCU per person | 1.13 current LCU per person | 68 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 223.45 current LCU per person | 129.61 current LCU per person | 292.04 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 755.85 current LCU per person | 343.96 current LCU per person | 1,190 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,639 current LCU per person | 1,082 current LCU per person | 2,490 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 117 Niger 2,642 current LCU per person
- 118 Spain 2,590 current LCU per person compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,514 current LCU per person compare
- 121 Belarus 2,445 current LCU per person compare
- 122 Bulgaria 2,326 current LCU per person compare
- 123 Saint Lucia 2,210 current LCU per person compare
More public sector data for Zambia
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0469 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -7.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 349.67 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Zambia?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Zambia was 2,490 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,490 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 120th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.