Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 61.04 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 61.04 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Zambia peaked at 482.68 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.62 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 62nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 4.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 1962 | 9.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +96.3% |
| 1963 | 4.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -50.3% |
| 1964 | 44.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +899.8% |
| 1965 | 33.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1966 | 71.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +111.9% |
| 1967 | 98.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.4% |
| 1968 | 37.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | -61.6% |
| 1969 | 36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 27.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 1971 | 33.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 35.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 52.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +49.0% |
| 1974 | 39.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 1975 | 39.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 41.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 56.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 1978 | 53.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 64.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 67.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 66.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 62.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 64.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 72.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 85.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 98.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 88.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 84.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 71.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 168.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +135.3% |
| 1991 | 107.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -35.9% |
| 1992 | 146.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 1993 | 123.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 85.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 82.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 63.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 62.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 56.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 68.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 88.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 93.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 105.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 120.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 108.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 174.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +61.4% |
| 2006 | 482.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +176.0% |
| 2007 | 82.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -83.0% |
| 2008 | 87.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 81.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 64.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 72.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 66.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 75.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 61.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 51.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 56.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 66.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 57.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 47.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 50.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 51.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 46.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 53.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 61.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 61.04 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.86 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 61.04 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +899.8% | 4.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 44.84 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2006 | +176.0% | 174.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 482.68 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1990 | +135.3% | 71.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 168.41 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 98.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 27.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 64.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 62.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | 98.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 56.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 168.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 142.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 81.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 482.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 47.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 75.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 46.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 61.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 59 Namibia 63.15 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 60 Antigua and Barbuda 61.84 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 61 Guinea-Bissau 61.05 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 63 Barbados 60 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 64 Serbia 59.95 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 65 Malta 58.54 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Zambia?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Zambia was 61.04 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 482.68 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 62nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.