25_SDR holdings in Zambia

Zambia: 25_SDR holdings was 2.74 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.74 billion
Change on year
up 40.1%
World rank
48th
of 188 countries
All-time high
2.74 billion
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

25_SDR holdings in Zambia, 1990–2025

01.0B2.0B3.0B1990200720251990: 01991: 40.4k1992: 1.4M1993: 01994: 01995: 281.7k1996: 10.6M1997: 1.1M1998: 69.9k1999: 27.6k2000: 139.7k2001: 20.9M2002: 66.3M2003: 71.0M2004: 3.1M2005: 20.7M2006: 15.3M2007: 12.5M2008: 13.9M2009: 10.0M2010: 617.5M2011: 643.6M2012: 620.7M2013: 588.3M2014: 588.3M2015: 493.1M2016: 439.7M2017: 357.7M2018: 313.4M2019: 235.5M2020: 183.8M2021: 177.1M2022: 1.5B2023: 1.6B2024: 2.0B2025: 2.7B

Source: IMF.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 2.74 billion for 25_sdr holdings in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 40.1% on the previous year and up 456.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 25_sdr holdings in Zambia peaked at 2.74 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.

That places Zambia 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.35 million 0 10.57 million 10
2000s 23.39 million 139,722 71.04 million 10
2010s 489.77 million 235.47 million 643.59 million 10
2020s 1.36 billion 177.11 million 2.74 billion 6

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 45 Colombia 3.37 billion compare
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  3. 47 New Zealand 2.86 billion compare
  4. 49 Ukraine 2.49 billion compare
  5. 50 Bangladesh 2.45 billion compare
  6. 51 Morocco 2.38 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 25_sdr holdings in Zambia?
25_sdr holdings in Zambia was 2.74 billion in 2025, according to IMF.
What is the highest 25_sdr holdings recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.74 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest 25_sdr holdings recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for 25_sdr holdings?
Zambia ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
Is 25_sdr holdings rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 456.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from IMF, published as part of 25_SDR holdings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
25_SDR holdings
Source
IMF
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 6,685 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Holdings of SDRs are international reserve assets created by the IMF to supplement existing reserves. They are valued on the basis of a basket of currencies of four key international currencies and can be used in a wide variety of transactions and operations among official holders. SDRs are allocated to Fund members that are participants in the Fund’s Operations Division for SDRs and Administered Accounts in proportion to their quotas. Data are sourced from IMF records.