Zambia's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) was US$3.95 billion in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 237.44% from US$1.17 billion in 2010 (12.93% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.95 billion | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.73 billion | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.17 billion | 2010 |
| Highest | US$5.83 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | US$1.17 billion | 2010 |
| Average since 2011 | US$4.04 billion | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | US$1.17 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Zambia's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell 24.4% on 2019 (from US$5.23 billion to US$3.95 billion).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2019), the average change was +24.6% and a typical year strayed about 45.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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 118.2% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.4% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$227.51 million a year. A straight line explains 37% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Zambia had the 6th highest value of the 21 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 2020 ranking
- Sri Lanka — 3rd of 21: US$21.03 billion
- Tanzania — 4th of 21: US$15.7 billion
- Côte d'Ivoire — 5th of 21: US$11.31 billion
- Tajikistan — 7th of 21: US$1.56 billion
- Benin — 8th of 21: US$1.46 billion
- Niger — 9th of 21: US$1.27 billion
What this measures
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 11 values
| Year | Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,951,732,999 |
| 2019 | 5,229,246,225 |
| 2018 | 5,825,950,245 |
| 2017 | 4,680,606,529 |
| 2016 | 2,900,374,346 |
| 2015 | 3,731,400,196 |
| 2014 | 4,196,475,037 |
| 2013 | 4,080,474,029 |
| 2012 | 3,953,149,070 |
| 2011 | 1,812,073,261 |
Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$8.32 billion (2021)
- Benin — US$1.46 billion (2020)
- Botswana — US$1.42 billion (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.17 billion (2019)
- Burundi — −US$526.77 million (2018)
- Cabo Verde — US$450.97 million (2021)
- Cameroon — −US$712.9 million (2021)
- Comoros — US$70.49 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — 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$10.2 billion (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current LCU) — 256.39 billion (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
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Questions people ask
- What is Zambia's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?
- US$3.95 billion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2010?
- It is up 237.44% from US$1.17 billion in 2010 (12.93% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5.83 billion in 2018 and the lowest US$1.17 billion in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank?
- 6th highest of 21 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Zambia?
- In 2020, Zambia's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell 24.4% on 2019 (from US$5.23 billion to US$3.95 billion). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2019), the average change was +24.6% and a typical year strayed about 45.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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.SVNG.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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