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Economic Indicators for Zambia

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Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Armed forces personnel, total	16,000	16,000	16,500	16,000
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)	71.41	71.41	103.54	18.05	B
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	369	369	369	100
CPI	0.6	0.5	15.3	0.1
CPI MoM	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
CPI YoY	7.1	7.5	7.5	7.1	%
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-1.94	-1.94	11.9	-4.55	B
Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)	12.78	12.78	15.68	8.5	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	40.85	40.85	52.22	34.64	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	4.24	4.24	5.27	4.24	%
GDP (current US$)	28,162,630,953.93	28,162,630,953.93	29,163,782,140.49	18,137,764,931.28	B
GDP growth (annual %)	5.83	5.83	7.6	-2.79	B
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.39
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	37.4	37.4	42.73	27.99	B
Inflation Rate MoM	0.7	0.6	1.5	0.1	%
Inflation Rate YoY	6.8	7.1	16.5	6.8	%
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	10.88	10.88	22.02	6.43	%
Interest Rate Decision	14.25	14.5	14.5	14.25	%
Labor force, total	7,165,073	7,165,073	7,165,073	4,612,554
Lending interest rate (%)	9.48	9.48	18.84	9.48	%
New businesses registered (number)	17,300	17,300	17,300	7,774
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.09
Population, total	20,569,737	20,569,737	20,569,737	14,265,814
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	115.39	115.39	132.53	93.89
Real interest rate (%)	-3.89	-3.89	6.96	-3.89	%
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	188	188	208	188
Time required to start a business (days)	8.5	8.5	19	8.5
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	10.44	10.44	10.44	0.65	%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	6	6	11.89	4.53	%