Zambia: Current account forecast

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 Zambia

Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP

 Latest value 2.22
 Year 2030
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1980 - 2030
 Average -3.28
 Min - Max -19.81 - 11.90
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2030 is 2.22 percent, an increase from 2.19 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is -0.99 percent, based on data from 181 countries. Historically, the average for Zambia from 1980 to 2030 is -3.28 percent. The minimum value, -19.81 percent, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 11.9 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Zambia: Current account forecast
 2030 2.22
 2029 2.19
 2028 2.07
 2027 1.94
 2026 0.93
 2025 -3.55
 2024 -4.41
 2023 -3.04




Definition: The current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.

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