Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) was 4.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Zambia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Zambia stood at 4.6%.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Zambia peaked at 11.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2021.
Zambia ranks 101st of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.2% | — |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -57.9% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +68.2% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +46.7% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -60.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -45.5% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +293.3% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -104.7% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -1311.7% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +6.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 40% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.3%, 37% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans net of provisions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1311.7% | -0.4% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 2.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | -0.4% | 9.2% | 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 non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Zambia?
- Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Zambia was 4.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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