World Bank · Debt
Zambia: External debt stocks, long-term
22.20Bcurrent USD · 2024+183.8% since 2014
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Zambia from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,196,046,703.4 | |
| 2023 | 23,216,924,393.9 | |
| 2022 | 23,640,776,313 | |
| 2021 | 23,558,570,669.3 | |
| 2020 | 28,123,313,164.4 | |
| 2019 | 27,890,781,311.5 | |
| 2018 | 23,279,415,896.8 | |
| 2017 | 22,045,312,966.9 | |
| 2016 | 14,181,489,305.8 | |
| 2015 | 10,664,854,266 | |
| 2014 | 7,821,098,917 | |
| 2013 | 4,809,339,953.1 | |
| 2012 | 4,234,445,571.3 | |
| 2011 | 3,535,547,181.7 | |
| 2010 | 2,053,596,023.9 | |
| 2009 | 2,114,470,773.8 | |
| 2008 | 2,088,144,288.8 | |
| 2007 | 1,992,973,672.2 | |
| 2006 | 1,683,040,441.1 | |
| 2005 | 4,446,914,162.2 | |
| 2004 | 6,415,178,795.7 | |
| 2003 | 5,832,884,114.7 | |
| 2002 | 5,481,556,478.1 | |
| 2001 | 4,985,202,975.2 | |
| 2000 | 4,509,221,851 | |
| 1999 | 4,578,198,570.8 | |
| 1998 | 5,354,765,136.3 | |
| 1997 | 5,263,929,347.6 | |
| 1996 | 5,385,128,780.2 | |
| 1995 | 5,304,217,817.7 | |
| 1994 | 5,193,916,915.9 | |
| 1993 | 4,404,415,795.3 | |
| 1992 | 4,520,348,878.5 | |
| 1991 | 4,698,679,001.8 | |
| 1990 | 4,543,084,917.5 | |
| 1989 | 4,103,445,455.8 | |
| 1988 | 4,315,185,045 | |
| 1987 | 4,341,683,368.2 | |
| 1986 | 3,735,388,719.6 | |
| 1985 | 3,016,525,693.4 | |
| 1984 | 2,567,307,151.1 | |
| 1983 | 2,525,114,905.4 | |
| 1982 | 2,333,209,720.3 | |
| 1981 | 2,218,767,680.2 | |
| 1980 | 2,218,906,996.4 | |
| 1979 | 1,936,342,334.4 | |
| 1978 | 1,610,303,801.5 | |
| 1977 | 1,573,608,449.5 | |
| 1976 | 1,409,590,442.1 | |
| 1975 | 1,261,219,401.5 | |
| 1974 | 892,554,084 | |
| 1973 | 760,907,624.2 | |
| 1972 | 717,269,149.4 | |
| 1971 | 668,825,763 | |
| 1970 | 653,521,836.3 |
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