ZAMBIA
As of 2026-07, Zambia's broad money supply stands at 221.78B XDC (about $8.77B) — growing 16.9% per year over the last 10y and doubling every 4.43Y.
Broad money in Zambia: the full series
331 observations run from 1965 to 2026-07, reported monthly. The series is IMF MFS_MA/BM_MAI, extended backwards with World Bank annual 1965–2000. Values are domestic currency, converted to US dollars at the World Bank period-average rate for the observation year.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 221.78B XDC |
| 2026-06 | 220.14B XDC |
| 2026-05 | 215.55B XDC |
| 2026-04 | 211.89B XDC |
| 2026-03 | 213.77B XDC |
| 2026-02 | 210.83B XDC |
| 2026-01 | 214.09B XDC |
| 2025-12 | 223.14B XDC |
| 2025-11 | 216.80B XDC |
| 2025-10 | 207.23B XDC |
| 2025-09 | 217.02B XDC |
| 2025-08 | 216.98B XDC |
| 2025-07 | 205.95B XDC |
| 2025-06 | 203.74B XDC |
| 2025-05 | 214.91B XDC |
| 2025-04 | 209.43B XDC |
| 2025-03 | 204.54B XDC |
| 2025-02 | 203.34B XDC |
| 2025-01 | 201.33B XDC |
| 2024-12 | 205.27B XDC |
| 2024-11 | 199.28B XDC |
| 2024-10 | 196.82B XDC |
| 2024-09 | 193.97B XDC |
| 2024-08 | 187.50B XDC |
| 2024-07 | 194.08B XDC |
| 2024-06 | 176.36B XDC |
| 2024-05 | 178.44B XDC |
| 2024-04 | 174.49B XDC |
| 2024-03 | 167.00B XDC |
| 2024-02 | 162.51B XDC |
| 2024-01 | 170.01B XDC |
| 2023-12 | 166.94B XDC |
| 2023-11 | 156.30B XDC |
| 2023-10 | 153.96B XDC |
| 2023-09 | 153.70B XDC |
| 2023-08 | 149.84B XDC |
| 2023-07 | 141.26B XDC |
| 2023-06 | 136.24B XDC |
| 2023-05 | 148.77B XDC |
| 2023-04 | 135.36B XDC |
Last 40 observations. Full series in the CSV.
How fast is money growing in Zambia?
16.9% a year over 10y, against a world median of 9.0% — faster than median. At that pace the stock doubles every 4.43Y. The last twelve months ran 7.7%, measured to 2026-07.
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| Growth band, % a year | Economies |
|---|---|
| <0 | 2 |
| 0–5 | 24 |
| 5–10 | 70 |
| 10–15 | 37 |
| 15–20 | 11 |
| 20–30 | 9 |
| 30–50 | 2 |
| 50+ | 4 |
Where Zambia ranks
#102 of 159 by size, #21 of 159 by growth rate. Rank by size answers how much money exists; rank by speed answers how fast it is being created. They are different questions and this page keeps them apart.