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Zambia: Primary income payments

3.13Bcurrent USD · 2025+776.5% since 2015

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for Zambia from 1978 to 2025.

19812025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20253,132,174,135.109
20242,846,221,906.931
20231,728,259,291.223
20221,640,339,171.79
20211,721,293,394.745
2020811,457,702.761
2019449,064,642.667
2018435,377,470.844
20171,217,854,128.471
2016724,117,781.846
2015357,338,577.743
20141,522,500,000
20131,158,575,000
2012343,567,849.705
20111,168,104,643.851
20101,371,379,000
2009424,171,000
20081,428,856,000
20071,521,365,506.7
20061,186,687,000
2005607,710,000
2004407,400,000
2003197,608,346.972
2002306,603,351.955
2001204,700,000
2000255,100,000
1999177,600,000
1998258,100,000
1997295,500,000
1991696,200,000
1990439,000,000
1989508,900,000
1988603,900,000
1987328,900,000
1986353,600,000
1985412,900,000
1984187,300,000
1983241,000,000
1982203,400,000
1981130,000,000
1980221,200,000
1979180,600,000
1978162,100,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Primary income payments. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-primary-income-payments (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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