Zambia's broad money (current LCU) was 223.14 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 372.14% from 47.26 billion in 2015 (16.79% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 223.14 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 103.83 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 47.26 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 223.14 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 107,530 | 1965 |
| Average since 2016 | 117.33 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 107,530 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Zambia's broad money (current LCU) rose 8.7% on 2024 (from 205.27 billion to 223.14 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +24.8% and a typical year strayed about 15.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 97.3% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.4% in 1971. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 20.47 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% 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 2025, Zambia had the 60th highest value of the 85 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 2025 ranking
- Comoros — 56th of 85: 285.91 billion
- Cabo Verde — 57th of 85: 281.73 billion
- Bolivia — 58th of 85: 257.74 billion
- Moldova — 60th of 85: 190.48 billion
- Tunisia — 61st of 85: 146.95 billion
- Trinidad and Tobago — 62nd of 85: 130.12 billion
What this measures
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 60 values
| Year | Broad money (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 223,141,832,760 |
| 2024 | 205,265,681,362 |
| 2023 | 166,935,020,315 |
| 2022 | 133,998,291,981 |
| 2021 | 107,625,784,155 |
| 2020 | 103,828,741,051 |
| 2019 | 70,900,180,663 |
| 2018 | 62,997,058,168 |
| 2017 | 54,084,937,883 |
| 2016 | 44,567,119,025 |
| 2015 |
Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 17.82 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 4.23 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 115.36 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 6.96 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 8.01 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 281.73 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 4.75 trillion (2018)
- Central African Republic — 488.93 billion (2022)
- Chad — 1.5 trillion (2021)
- Comoros — 285.91 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 42.99 trillion (2025)
More financial sector data for Zambia
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 415.22 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$25.13 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$25.28 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 5.63% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 13.68% (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 172.45 billion (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 85.43 billion (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 13.72% (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 30.75% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Zambia's broad money (current LCU)?
- 223.14 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1965?
- It is up 207.52 million% from 107,530 in 1965 (27.43% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 223.14 billion in 2025 and the lowest 107,530 in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank?
- 60th highest of 85 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Zambia?
- In 2025, Zambia's broad money (current LCU) rose 8.7% on 2024 (from 205.27 billion to 223.14 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +24.8% and a typical year strayed about 15.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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