Tier 1 · Markets
The Market Now
| Series | Per US$1 | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official | 19.50 | 25 Sep 2026, 13:30 UTC | BoZ |
| Marketparallel | 20.16 | 27 Sep 2026, 00:35 UTC | Binance P2P |
| Premium | +3.39% | week +0.65% | market vs official |
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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices
Policy & Prices
Policy rate
| Instrument | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Zambia Monetary Policy Rate | 13.25% | 12 May 2026 | Bank of Zambia |
As of 21 Sep 2026, 09:32 UTC
Inflation
As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC
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Yield curve
91-day
10.50%
20 Aug 2026
182-day
10.95%
20 Aug 2026
364-day
12.10%
20 Aug 2026
Steep — 364-day above 91-day.
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Tier 3 · Structure
Structure & trajectory
Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA
19 of 28 indicators improving improving
Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.
Population
21.9M · 2025
↑ 6M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$4,379 · 2025
↑ $937.95 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
0.9% · 2025
↓ 0.5 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
66.5 years · 2024
↑ 6.4 years since 2014
Child mortality
48.4 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 14.2 since 2014
Internet users
17.1% · 2024
↑ 10.6 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
8.7% · 2025
↑ 1.9 pts since 2014
Electricity access
53.6% · 2024
↑ 25.7 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
71.7% · 2022
↑ 3.8 pts since 2015
National poverty line
60% · 2022
↑ 5.6 pts since 2015
Adult literacy
71.8% · 2024
↑ 0.6 pts since 2018
Debt service / exports
30.5% · 2024
↑ 26.5 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$12.7B · 2024
↑ $1.7B since 2014
GDP growth
3.8% · 2025
↓ 0.9 pts since 2014
GDP
$28.9B · 2025
↑ $1.7B since 2014
Unemployment
5.9% · 2025
↓ 0.7 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$2.4B · 2024
↑ $851.6M since 2014
Remittances
$334.3M · 2024
↑ $276M since 2014
External debt
$28.1B · 2024
↑ $18.5B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
4.1% · 2025
↓ 2.7 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
57% · 2025
↑ 3.5 pts since 2014
Investment rate
21.6% · 2024
↓ 9.4 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
126.40 · 2024
↑ 19.50 since 2014
FX reserves
$4.1B · 2024
↑ $1B since 2014
includes gold
Lending rate
9.5% · 2020
↓ 2.1 pts since 2014
Deposit rate
8.7% · 2020
↑ 0.8 pts since 2014
Gini index
51.50 · 2022
↓ 4.30 since 2015
Health expenditure
6% · 2023
↑ 2.1 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.3 per 1,000 · 2022
↑ 0.2 since 2016
Tertiary enrollment
not available
Tourist arrivals
502,000 · 2020
↓ 445,000 since 2014
Account ownership
72.7% · 2024
↑ 37.1 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$598.01 · 2024
↓ $98.48 since 2014
Median age
17.5 years · 2023
↑ 1.5 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
24.8% · 2026
↑ 5.9 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
86% · 2025
↑ 52.1 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
K624.1B · 2025
↑ K567.5B since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
0.9% · 2026
↓ 1.2 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-4.9% · 2026
↑ 0.6 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.50 · 2025
↑ 0.02 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$12.7B · 2024
↑ $1.7B since 2014
Imports
$12.1B · 2024
↑ $1.8B since 2014
Balance derived
$688.7M · 2024
↓ $143.1M since 2014
Top exports · 2024
Products
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