GOAL 1: No Poverty in Zambia
Zambia: GOAL 1: No Poverty was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 60.0%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2010
All-time low
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 1: No Poverty in Zambia, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
In 2023, goal 1: no poverty in Zambia stood at 1 5 year moving average. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 1: no poverty in Zambia peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5 5 year moving average, in 2004.
That places Zambia 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 1: No Poverty in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +33.4% |
| 2007 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 5 year moving average | +49.9% |
| 2011 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.714 5 year moving average | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.625 5 year moving average | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 1 5 year moving average | +60.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6113 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7632 5 year moving average | 0.625 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 4 |
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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)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 1: no poverty in Zambia?
- Goal 1: no poverty in Zambia was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2010.
- What is the lowest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does Zambia rank for goal 1: no poverty?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 1: no poverty rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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SDG Goal 1 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database