National Accounts base year in Zambia
Zambia: National Accounts base year was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
National Accounts base year in Zambia, 2016–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
Analysis
The most recent figure for national accounts base year in Zambia is 0, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 150th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
National Accounts base year in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.5 | — |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.125 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 150 Andorra 0 compare
- 150 Angola 0
- 150 Argentina 0
- 150 Bahrain 0 compare
- 150 Barbados 0 compare
- 150 British Virgin Islands 0
- 150 Brunei 0 compare
- 150 Burundi 0
- 150 Cambodia 0
- 150 Chad 0
- 150 Comoros 0
- 150 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 150 Congo 0
- 150 Cuba 0
- 150 Curacao 0
- 150 Dominica 0 compare
- 150 Ecuador 0 compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 150 Eritrea 0 compare
- 150 Eswatini 0 compare
- 150 Faroe Islands 0
- 150 French Polynesia 0
- 150 Gabon 0
- 150 Gibraltar 0
- 150 Greenland 0 compare
- 150 Grenada 0 compare
- 150 Guam 0 compare
- 150 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 150 Guyana 0 compare
- 150 Haiti 0 compare
- 150 Honduras 0
- 150 India 0 compare
- 150 Indonesia 0 compare
- 150 Iraq 0 compare
- 150 Jamaica 0 compare
- 150 Kiribati 0 compare
- 150 North Korea 0
- 150 Kuwait 0 compare
- 150 Laos 0 compare
- 150 Lebanon 0 compare
- 150 Lesotho 0 compare
- 150 Liechtenstein 0
- 150 Madagascar 0
- 150 Mali 0
- 150 Micronesia (country) 0
- 150 Nepal 0 compare
- 150 Nigeria 0 compare
- 150 Northern Mariana Islands 0 compare
- 150 Peru 0 compare
- 150 Puerto Rico 0
- 150 San Marino 0
- 150 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 150 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 150 South Sudan 0 compare
- 150 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 150 Saint Martin (French part) 0
- 150 Sudan 0
- 150 Syria 0
- 150 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 150 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 150 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 150 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 150 Venezuela 0
- 150 Vietnam 0 compare
- 150 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 150 Yemen 0 compare
- 150 Channel Islands 0
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 national accounts base year in Zambia?
- National accounts base year in Zambia was 0 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest national accounts base year recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest national accounts base year recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for national accounts base year?
- Zambia ranks 150th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is national accounts base year rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 National Accounts base year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National accounts base year is the year used as the base period for constant price calculations in the country’s national accounts. It is recommended that the base year of constant price estimates be changed periodically to reflect changes in economic structure and relative prices.