Country comparison Zambia vs United States

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
19,568K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€24,330Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$26,326Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,151chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,246chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
€6,655,137M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202427,965chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,260chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024114.94%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,323chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,432chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-808chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-874chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.32%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,198.6chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,707.2chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,038.7chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,123.5chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.51%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023620.3chart3,857,639,616,400.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023671.3chart4,175,431,968,000.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.89%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024324.2chart925,796.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024350.8chart997,895.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.75%chart9.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202425.48%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€293chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$317chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€51chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$55chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€30chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$32chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€15chart€2,7222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$17chart$2,9452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025CCC+AA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/18/2020RDAAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202337chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019120ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202481.2chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202473ºchart78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024116ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q44.4%chart3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2023Q4361Kchart6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$0.1chart$1,257.02025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€0.1chart€1,108.62025NMW [+]
$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201780ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Zambian kwacha [+]01/23/202623.0840chart1.174201/23/2026Euro / United States dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/23/202619.6585
4.24%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13401/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20263.01%chart2.15%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
3.0%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/12/202514.25%chart3.50%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202085ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
-0.7%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,094chart2,755,548December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.18chart48.93December 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201522.77chart872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202216.2%chart25.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200816.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202037.5%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021554,000chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€9,646.9Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$10,431.2Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202337.83%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€9,364.2Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$10,125.5Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.73%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€282.7Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$328.2Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20231.11%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.3%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201590ºchart9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202428chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202457ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201742.2chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.99%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.06%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.08‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.0chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.21‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.10chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202260.0%chart10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202421,135,000chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020187,955chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020200,700chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.569chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202492ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.35chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,038chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.39chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2015853chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20155.20chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.40chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202314,399chart4,084,5782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202319,448chart4,256,6772023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20254,078chart1,232,48812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025349,892chart103,436,82912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/22/20239,213,802chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025192.95chart3,623.8812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202313,615,707chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
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