Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Zambia
Zambia: Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate was 51 cents on the dollar in 2019. β² Rising
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Zambia, 2003β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in cents on the dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Zambia is 51 cents on the dollar, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Zambia peaked at 51 cents on the dollar in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.3 cents on the dollar, in 2003.
That places Zambia 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.73 cents on the dollar | 17.3 cents on the dollar | 30.2 cents on the dollar | 7 |
| 2010s | 41 cents on the dollar | 27.2 cents on the dollar | 51 cents on the dollar | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 41 Poland 60.9 cents on the dollar compare
- 42 Belize 56.7 cents on the dollar compare
- 43 Tunisia 51.3 cents on the dollar compare
- 45 Algeria 50.8 cents on the dollar compare
- 46 Montenegro 50.3 cents on the dollar compare
- 47 Maldives 50.2 cents on the dollar compare
- 47 San Marino 50.2 cents on the dollar compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Zambia?
- Resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Zambia was 51 cents on the dollar in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51 cents on the dollar in 2019.
- What is the lowest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3 cents on the dollar in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for resolving insolvency: recovery rate?
- Zambia ranks 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is resolving insolvency: recovery rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The recovery rate is recorded as cents on the dollar recovered by secured creditors through judicial reorganization, liquidation or debt enforcement (foreclosure or receivership) proceedings. The calculation takes into account the outcome: whether the business emerges from the proceedings as a going concern or the assets are sold piecemeal.