Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 4.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Zambia, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4.1% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Zambia peaked at 27.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2024.
That places Zambia 67th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 to total gross loans (%) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.3% | — |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +341.5% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -45.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -49.9% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -3.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +341.5% | 6.2% | 27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 6.2% | 27.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.1% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.1% | 11.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 65 United Arab Emirates 4.1% compare
- 66 Montenegro 4.1% compare
- 68 Albania 4.0% compare
- 69 Peru 4.0% compare
- 70 Uzbekistan 3.9% compare
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 to total gross loans in Zambia?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Zambia was 4.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Zambia ranks 67th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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