Zambia's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$107.82 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,204% from US$8.27 million in 2015 (29.28% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$107.82 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$36.57 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$8.27 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$107.82 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$1.1 million | 1987 |
| Average since 2016 | US$55.58 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$8.4 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Zambia's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 12.2% on 2024 (from US$96.12 million to US$107.82 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +51.8% and a typical year strayed about 173.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 748.5% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 81.5% in 2009. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 12% 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 2025, Zambia had the 116th highest value of the 136 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia | US$107.82 million | 2025 |
| World | US$7.44 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$34.85 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$84.24 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Zambia in the 2025 ranking
- Botswana — 113th of 136: US$166.83 million
- Lao PDR — 114th of 136: US$148.94 million
- Eswatini — 115th of 136: US$148.79 million
- Madagascar — 117th of 136: US$101.69 million
- Seychelles — 118th of 136: US$93.06 million
- Uganda — 119th of 136: US$87.13 million
What this measures
Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 43 values
| Year | Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 107,823,346 |
| 2024 | 96,115,301 |
| 2023 | 59,958,792 |
| 2022 | 26,705,056 |
| 2021 | 12,627,090 |
| 2020 | 36,573,403 |
| 2019 | 45,156,588 |
| 2018 | 27,515,219 |
| 2017 | 73,143,541 |
| 2016 | 70,162,768 |
| 2015 |
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$778.62 million (2025)
- Benin — US$344.02 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$166.83 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$311.54 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$34.06 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$61.42 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$228.85 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$15.1 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$399.87 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$60.42 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — 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$10.2 billion (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current LCU) — 256.39 billion (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Zambia's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$107.82 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1978?
- It is up 1,184% from US$8.4 million in 1978 (5.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$107.82 million in 2025 and the lowest US$1.1 million in 1987.
- How does Zambia rank?
- 116th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Zambia?
- In 2025, Zambia's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 12.2% on 2024 (from US$96.12 million to US$107.82 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +51.8% and a typical year strayed about 173.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.FCTY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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