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Zambia: External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) (IMF)

40.73percent · 2027+10.3% since 2017

External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) Annual figures for Zambia from 2004 to 2027.

20042027

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202740.731projection
202642.611
202564.718
202450.426
202357.945
202253.165
202166.574
202078.939
201956.809
201843.394
201736.938
201637.684
201531.465
201417.715
201312.407
201213.175
20117.963
20107.311
20099.048
20085.984
20078.457
20067.527
200575.09
2004110.827

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Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-external-debt-official-debt-debtor-based-of (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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