External Debt (Percentage of GDP) - Zambia
Value & RankThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Zambia is 26.9 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 125.
Zambia compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Zambia is similar to that of Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Mali, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Iraq, Philippines, Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 30.8, 30.4, 29.5, 28.9, 28.5, 26.8, 26.7, 26.7, 26.4, 25.8 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130.Last 10 years averageZambia had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 50.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Zambia during the Great RecessionZambia's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 45.1% during the Great RecessionZambia since the end of the Great RecessionZambia's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 13.0% since the end of the Great Recession
Zambia compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Zambia is similar to that of Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Mali, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Iraq, Philippines, Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 30.8, 30.4, 29.5, 28.9, 28.5, 26.8, 26.7, 26.7, 26.4, 25.8 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130.Last 10 years averageZambia had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 50.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Zambia during the Great RecessionZambia's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 45.1% during the Great RecessionZambia since the end of the Great RecessionZambia's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 13.0% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 206.1 |
1992 | 210.5 |
1993 | 197.9 |
1994 | 203.4 |
1995 | 200.1 |
1996 | 215.9 |
1997 | 170.3 |
1998 | 212.2 |
1999 | 190.1 |
2000 | 178.6 |
2001 | 158.7 |
2002 | 179.9 |
2003 | 121.6 |
2004 | 138.6 |
2005 | 86.7 |
2006 | 43.4 |
2007 | 23.3 |
2008 | 21.1 |
2009 | 23.8 |
2010 | 21.4 |
2011 | 24.1 |
2012 | 27.7 |
2013 | 26.9 |
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Uruguay | 120 | 30.8 |
Dominican Republic | 121 | 30.4 |
Mali | 122 | 29.5 |
Sierra Leone | 123 | 28.9 |
Senegal | 124 | 28.5 |
Zambia | 125 | 26.9 |
Iraq | 126 | 26.8 |
Philippines | 127 | 26.7 |
Mexico | 128 | 26.7 |
Kenya | 129 | 26.4 |
Indonesia | 130 | 25.8 |
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Data Source:
Compiled from multiple sources
Compiled from multiple sources