Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Zambia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.5% for net open position in foreign exchange to capital in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 800.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Zambia peaked at 5.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Zambia 73rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.1% | — |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -49.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -55.6% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +190.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -82.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +288.3% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +36.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +53.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -97.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +800.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 1.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +800.5% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 0.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 5.6% | 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 net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Zambia?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Zambia was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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