Economic Indicators for Zambia


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Current account balance-1.943.7511.90-20.88Percentage of GDP
Domestic credit provided by financial sector12.7810.2121.204.65Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index369.00332.78369.000.01
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )10.8810.99183.316.43Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate9.4810.29113.318.25%
Interest rates-3.892.4723.67-41.79Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt71.41103.54277.5317.32% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )115.39114.32132.5389.72
Human Capital Index0.400.390.400.39Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered17,300.0013,990.0017,300.003,714.00Number
Time required to start a business8.508.5036.008.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse188.00188.00230.00188.00Days
Armed forces Personnel16,000.0016,000.0023,000.0016,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services40.8540.1952.2223.92Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services37.4029.1042.7325.26Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP2829292USD Billions
GDP Growth5.835.2510.30-8.63Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.001.903.481.90Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.300.260.300.05Per 1,000 people
Labor force7,165,073.006,923,286.007,165,073.002,447,278.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education10.447.4610.440.65Percentage (%)
Fertility rate4.244.317.394.24Total
Population2121215Thousands