World Bank · Debt
Zambia: Net flows on external debt, short-term
677.42Mcurrent USD · 2025+953.5% since 2015
Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Zambia from 1970 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 677,424,000 | |
| 2024 | -176,204,000 | |
| 2023 | 261,674,000 | |
| 2022 | 247,519,000 | |
| 2021 | 555,712,000 | |
| 2020 | -163,159,000 | |
| 2019 | 196,266,000 | |
| 2018 | -225,313,000 | |
| 2017 | 81,324,000 | |
| 2016 | 22,514,000 | |
| 2015 | -79,369,000 | |
| 2014 | 69,460,000 | |
| 2013 | -72,432,000 | |
| 2012 | 294,000,000 | |
| 2011 | -622,000,000 | |
| 2010 | 704,000,000 | |
| 2009 | -202,000,000 | |
| 2008 | 96,000,000 | |
| 2007 | 123,000,000 | |
| 2006 | 159,000,000 | |
| 2005 | 69,000,000 | |
| 2004 | 22,000,000 | |
| 2003 | -15,350,000 | |
| 2002 | -72,220,000 | |
| 2001 | 97,340,000 | |
| 2000 | -30,480,000 | |
| 1999 | -120,636,000 | |
| 1998 | 73,346,000 | |
| 1997 | -205,010,000 | |
| 1996 | 88,603,000 | |
| 1995 | -103,593,000 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | -782,000 | |
| 1992 | -17,229,000 | |
| 1991 | 55,011,000 | |
| 1990 | -165,000,000 | |
| 1989 | -115,000,000 | |
| 1988 | 132,300,000 | |
| 1987 | -77,300,000 | |
| 1986 | 393,000,000 | |
| 1985 | 119,000,000 | |
| 1984 | -41,000,000 | |
| 1983 | -157,000,000 | |
| 1982 | 5,000,000 | |
| 1981 | 1,000,000 | |
| 1980 | -61,000,000 | |
| 1979 | -4,000,000 | |
| 1978 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 272,000,000 | |
| 1976 | 42,000,000 | |
| 1975 | 97,000,000 | |
| 1974 | 33,000,000 | |
| 1973 | 16,000,000 | |
| 1972 | 17,000,000 | |
| 1971 | 8,000,000 | |
| 1970 | 160,000,000 |
Source
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