Zambia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import
2010 - 2025 | Monthly | NA | CEIC Data
Key information about Zambia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import
- Zambia Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.4 Months of Import in Nov 2025, compared with the ratio of 4.0 in the previous month
- Zambia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2010 to Nov 2025
- The data reached an all-time high of 5.2 in Sep 2015 and a record low of 1.9 in Nov 2018
CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Gross International Reserves and monthly imports. The Bank of Zambia provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Zambia Statistics Agency provides Imports in local currency. Bank of Zambia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions
View Zambia's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Jan 2010 to Nov 2025 in the chart:
What was Zambia's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Nov 2025?
Zambia Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.4 Months of Import in Nov 2025, compared with the ratio of 4.0 in the previous month See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 Nov 2025 | 4.0 Oct 2025 | 1.9 Nov 2018 | 5.2 Sep 2015 | NA | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (NA) | 7.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Oct 2025 |
| Algeria (NA) | 15.7 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Argentina (NA) | 4.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Armenia (NA) | 6.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Australia (NA) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (NA) | 0.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (NA) | 10.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| Bahrain (NA) | 2.2 2024 | yearly | 1966 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (NA) | 4.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Belarus (NA) | 1.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (NA) | 0.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Bolivia (NA) | 0.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) | 9.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Botswana (NA) | 7.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (NA) | 14.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Nov 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Brunei (NA) | 5.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (NA) | 7.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Cambodia (NA) | 6.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - May 2025 |
| Canada (NA) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (NA) | 7.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| China (NA) | 16.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Colombia (NA) | 10.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (NA) | 8.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (NA) | 0.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (NA) | 7.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Denmark (NA) | 7.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Ecuador (NA) | 2.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Egypt (NA) | 4.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Estonia (NA) | 0.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| European Union (NA) | 1.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (NA) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| France (NA) | 0.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Georgia (NA) | 4.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Germany (NA) | 0.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2026 |
| Ghana (NA) | 3.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Greece (NA) | 0.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) | 6.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Hungary (NA) | 3.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Iceland (NA) | 9.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Oct 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| India (NA) | 7.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Indonesia (NA) | 6.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Ireland (NA) | 0.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (NA) | 25.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (NA) | 1.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (NA) | 0.0 Mar 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Mar 2025 |
| Japan (NA) | 18.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Jordan (NA) | 7.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (NA) | 2.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (NA) | 5.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| South Korea (NA) | 7.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Feb 2026 |
| Kosovo (NA) | 1.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (NA) | 10.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (NA) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (NA) | 3.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Latvia (NA) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (NA) | 5.7 Apr 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2025 |
| Lithuania (NA) | 1.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Luxembourg (NA) | 0.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (NA) | 18.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| North Macedonia (NA) | 5.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Malawi (NA) | 1.7 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2021 |
| Malaysia (NA) | 5.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Malta (NA) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (NA) | 13.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (NA) | 4.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Moldova (NA) | 4.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (NA) | 6.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Montenegro (NA) | 4.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (NA) | 6.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Mozambique (NA) | 5.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Myanmar (NA) | 5.2 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Jun 2022 |
| Nepal (NA) | 16.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (NA) | 0.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (NA) | 6.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Nigeria (NA) | 12.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (NA) | 9.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Oman (NA) | 4.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Pakistan (NA) | 3.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| Palestinian Territory (NA) | 1.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (NA) | 4.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (NA) | 6.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| Peru (NA) | 15.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (NA) | 7.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| Poland (NA) | 5.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (NA) | 1.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (NA) | 10.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Romania (NA) | 6.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Russia (NA) | 13.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (NA) | 20.5 2025 | yearly | 1957 - 2025 |
| Serbia (NA) | 6.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (NA) | 8.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovakia (NA) | 1.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovenia (NA) | 0.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| South Africa (NA) | 6.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (NA) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (NA) | 3.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (NA) | 0.0 Dec 2017 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2017 |
| Sweden (NA) | 2.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Switzerland (NA) | 20.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Syria (NA) | 9.8 Jun 2011 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2011 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,236.326 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 6,284.414 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 40.9 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) | 365.988 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) | 791.787 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) | 349.147 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.533 2028 | yearly | 2000 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 43.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,277.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 8.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,102.805 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 990.841 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,147.460 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,234.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -6.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 231,680.704 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 129,125.506 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 7.236 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 33.738 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 155.335 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 240.997 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 168.638 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 89.425 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 69.648 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 107.241 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -32.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 17.0 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.0 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 221.8 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.2 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -56.778 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.1 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -7.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -49.528 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 23,436.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 89.1 2024 | yearly | 2011 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 1.662 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -29,230.347 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 148.499 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 3,648.332 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 9,159.268 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 13.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 26.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,303.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 9,283.172 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 9.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 7,425.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 12.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 4,247.569 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 28.11 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 12.97 2024 | yearly | 1965 - 2024 |
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