China vs Zambia: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing

China
3.9 National currency per US dollar
in 2021
Zambia
5.66 National currency per US dollar
in 2021
China rank
23rd
Zambia rank
22nd

Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing over time

  • China
  • Zambia
0246201720192021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.66 National currency per US dollar against 3.9 National currency per US dollar in China, a difference of 1.76 National currency per US dollar.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times China's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

China ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 22nd of 51 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 3.9 National currency per US dollar 4.11 National currency per US dollar 0.2188 National currency per US dollar Zambia
2020s 3.9 National currency per US dollar 5.27 National currency per US dollar 1.37 National currency per US dollar Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing, China or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.66 National currency per US dollar against 3.9 National currency per US dollar in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing between China and Zambia?
1.76 National currency per US dollar, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Zambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
How do China and Zambia rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
China ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 22nd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
67 places, 2,283 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org