Zambia's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) was US$1.6 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 28.47% from US$2.24 billion in 2011 (3.29% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.6 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.18 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.24 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$6.1 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | US$1.57 billion | 2010 |
| Average since 2012 | US$4.3 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$1.57 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Zambia's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) fell 61.2% on 2020 (from US$4.13 billion to US$1.6 billion).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2020), the average change was +15.5% and a typical year strayed about 39% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 95.9% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 61.2% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Zambia had the 79th highest value of the 121 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Zambia in the 2021 ranking
- Malaysia — 76th of 121: US$1.95 billion
- North Macedonia — 77th of 121: US$1.94 billion
- Nicaragua — 78th of 121: US$1.63 billion
- El Salvador — 80th of 121: US$1.58 billion
- Botswana — 81st of 121: US$1.5 billion
- Iceland — 82nd of 121: US$1.39 billion
What this measures
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 12 values
| Year | Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,604,910,961 |
| 2020 | 4,131,895,424 |
| 2019 | 5,462,930,219 |
| 2018 | 6,103,470,768 |
| 2017 | 4,977,438,234 |
| 2016 | 3,176,758,902 |
| 2015 | 4,033,321,437 |
| 2014 | 4,616,097,058 |
| 2013 | 4,545,557,380 |
| 2012 | 4,395,257,297 |
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$8.72 billion (2021)
- Benin — US$1.81 billion (2020)
- Botswana — US$1.5 billion (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.54 billion (2019)
- Burundi — −US$473.33 million (2018)
- Cabo Verde — US$459.37 million (2021)
- Cameroon — −US$108.47 million (2021)
- Comoros — US$84.21 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$1.19 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 29.79 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 4.11% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$2.53 billion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 63.49 billion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 8.75% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$) — US$10.2 billion (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current LCU) — 256.39 billion (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
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Questions people ask
- What is Zambia's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$)?
- US$1.6 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2010?
- It is up 2.34% from US$1.57 billion in 2010 (0.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$6.1 billion in 2018 and the lowest US$1.57 billion in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank?
- 79th highest of 121 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Zambia?
- In 2021, Zambia's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) fell 61.2% on 2020 (from US$4.13 billion to US$1.6 billion). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2020), the average change was +15.5% and a typical year strayed about 39% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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