Zambia External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Zambia external debt for 2021 was $24,045,927,143, a 9.9% decline from 2020.
- Zambia external debt for 2020 was $26,689,505,799, a 2.07% decline from 2019.
- Zambia external debt for 2019 was $27,254,169,063, a 15.85% increase from 2018.
- Zambia external debt for 2018 was $23,526,271,049, a 2.49% increase from 2017.
| Zambia External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2021 |
$24,045,927,143 |
-9.90% |
| 2020 |
$26,689,505,799 |
-2.07% |
| 2019 |
$27,254,169,063 |
15.85% |
| 2018 |
$23,526,271,049 |
2.49% |
| 2017 |
$22,954,518,549 |
50.81% |
| 2016 |
$15,220,961,707 |
29.23% |
| 2015 |
$11,778,536,163 |
28.14% |
| 2014 |
$9,191,819,837 |
46.08% |
| 2013 |
$6,292,315,092 |
9.97% |
| 2012 |
$5,721,664,085 |
15.17% |
| 2011 |
$4,968,061,660 |
16.82% |
| 2010 |
$4,252,910,523 |
16.63% |
| 2009 |
$3,646,364,120 |
23.40% |
| 2008 |
$2,954,822,652 |
8.11% |
| 2007 |
$2,733,123,476 |
21.16% |
| 2006 |
$2,255,759,668 |
-57.99% |
| 2005 |
$5,370,071,043 |
-28.78% |
| 2004 |
$7,540,236,740 |
9.69% |
| 2003 |
$6,874,311,298 |
2.99% |
| 2002 |
$6,674,675,453 |
7.83% |
| 2001 |
$6,189,776,538 |
6.51% |
| 2000 |
$5,811,480,208 |
-2.38% |
| 1999 |
$5,953,049,691 |
-13.35% |
| 1998 |
$6,870,434,147 |
3.16% |
| 1997 |
$6,659,848,622 |
-5.67% |
| 1996 |
$7,060,056,954 |
1.47% |
| 1995 |
$6,957,808,472 |
2.19% |
| 1994 |
$6,808,521,301 |
5.10% |
| 1993 |
$6,477,914,988 |
-3.32% |
| 1992 |
$6,700,065,956 |
-3.71% |
| 1991 |
$6,958,488,380 |
0.78% |
| 1990 |
$6,904,814,239 |
5.36% |
| 1989 |
$6,553,433,177 |
-2.10% |
| 1988 |
$6,694,151,925 |
3.30% |
| 1987 |
$6,480,343,008 |
15.04% |
| 1986 |
$5,633,318,266 |
25.54% |
| 1985 |
$4,487,171,832 |
19.61% |
| 1984 |
$3,751,427,553 |
0.16% |
| 1983 |
$3,745,387,538 |
2.26% |
| 1982 |
$3,662,594,056 |
1.46% |
| 1981 |
$3,609,972,787 |
10.99% |
| 1980 |
$3,252,576,759 |
7.00% |
| 1979 |
$3,039,848,240 |
17.91% |
| 1978 |
$2,578,001,425 |
10.36% |
| 1977 |
$2,336,027,269 |
23.37% |
| 1976 |
$1,893,531,434 |
12.62% |
| 1975 |
$1,681,371,684 |
40.54% |
| 1974 |
$1,196,332,640 |
16.08% |
| 1973 |
$1,030,648,296 |
9.23% |
| 1972 |
$943,514,892 |
10.04% |
| 1971 |
$857,443,206 |
5.40% |
| 1970 |
$813,521,836 |
5.40% |
