Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 39.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Zambia, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid assets to short term liabilities in Zambia is 39.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Zambia peaked at 57.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2009.
That places Zambia 99th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 40.1% | — |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +76.6% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | -7.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 39.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 76% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 39.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.1%, 65% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +76.6% | 29.6% | 52.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 29.6% | 40.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 43.7% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 39.5% | 57.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Zambia?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Zambia was 39.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2009.
- How does Zambia rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Zambia ranks 99th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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