History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Zambia
Zambia: History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita was 3,534 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
3,534 2011 US$
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
114th
of 145 countries
All-time high
3,534 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
1,054 2011 US$
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Zambia, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
In 2018, history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Zambia stood at 3,534 2011 US$. That is the highest value across all 69 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Zambia peaked at 3,534 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,054 2011 US$, in 1950.
Zambia ranks 114th of 145 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,054 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 1,097 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 1,140 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 1,184 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 1,231 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 1,173 2011 US$ | -4.7% |
| 1956 | 1,280 2011 US$ | +9.1% |
| 1957 | 1,302 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 1,237 2011 US$ | -5.0% |
| 1959 | 1,458 2011 US$ | +17.9% |
| 1960 | 1,530 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 1,495 2011 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 1,443 2011 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 1,438 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1,588 2011 US$ | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 1,828 2011 US$ | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 1,683 2011 US$ | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 1,765 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 1,741 2011 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 1,683 2011 US$ | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 1,710 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 1,661 2011 US$ | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 1,761 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 1,693 2011 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 1,776 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1,659 2011 US$ | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 1,707 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1,578 2011 US$ | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 1,541 2011 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1,451 2011 US$ | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 1,452 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,492 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1,398 2011 US$ | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 1,320 2011 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 1,269 2011 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 1,250 2011 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1,215 2011 US$ | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1,203 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1,239 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1,215 2011 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 1,285 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 1,280 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,309 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,312 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,142 2011 US$ | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 1,181 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1,261 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 1,311 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1,309 2011 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,374 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1,428 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,504 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1,579 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1,699 2011 US$ | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1,828 2011 US$ | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 1,970 2011 US$ | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 2,134 2011 US$ | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 2,319 2011 US$ | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 2,505 2011 US$ | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2,743 2011 US$ | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 3,032 2011 US$ | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 3,205 2011 US$ | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 3,350 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 3,419 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3,478 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3,478 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,479 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,498 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,534 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,216 2011 US$ | 1,054 2011 US$ | 1,458 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,619 2011 US$ | 1,438 2011 US$ | 1,828 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,654 2011 US$ | 1,451 2011 US$ | 1,776 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,305 2011 US$ | 1,203 2011 US$ | 1,492 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,276 2011 US$ | 1,142 2011 US$ | 1,374 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,971 2011 US$ | 1,428 2011 US$ | 2,743 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,386 2011 US$ | 3,032 2011 US$ | 3,534 2011 US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 111 Bangladesh 4,099 2011 US$ compare
- 112 Sao Tome and Principe 3,730 2011 US$ compare
- 113 Cambodia 3,629 2011 US$ compare
- 115 Mauritania 3,458 2011 US$ compare
- 116 Kenya 3,377 2011 US$ compare
- 117 Djibouti 3,296 2011 US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Zambia?
- History’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Zambia was 3,534 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,534 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,054 2011 US$ in 1950.
- How does Zambia rank for history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita?
- Zambia ranks 114th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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