Central Statistics Office, Zambia

External Sector



 
 
 
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EXTERNAL SECTOR

       


Q4-2007:US$1=K3,811
Q4-2006:US$1=K3,983 

 

Balance of Payments

  (Bank of Zambia data)
Billion Kwacha
Q
Q4-2007
Q4-2006
 

Trade balance

   
161
565
 

  Exports of goods (f.o.b.)

   
4,191
3,495
 

  Imports of goods (f.o.b.)

   
-4,030
-2,930
 

Services (net)

   
-586
-356
 

Income (net)

   
-897
-1021
 

Current transfers (net)

   
364
125
 

Current account

   
-958
-687
 

Capital account

   
227
202
 

Financial account (excl. change in
  net foreign assets)

   
523
60
 

Change in net foreign assets

   
-234
-154
 

Errors and omissions

   
442
579
 
 

Foreign Trade

  (Customs data)
 
M
January 2008
January 2007
 

Foreign trade balance

   
-155
17.8
 

  Total exports (f.o.b.)

   
1,268.7
1,350.3
 

  Total imports (c.i.f.)

   
(1,423.7)
(1,332.5)
 
 

International Reserves

Billion Kwacha
M
January 2008
January 2007
Jan.2008:US$1=K3,792.8
Jan.2007:US$1=K4,221.1

Gross official foreign assets

   
3,713.5
2,452.6
 

  Foreign currency reserves

   
3,543.2
2,396.8
 

  SDRs holdings

   
170.3
55.8
 

  IMF reserve position

   
 
 
 

  Other foreign assets

   
 
 
 
 

External Debt

Billion Kwacha
Q
Q4 - 2007
Q4 -2006
Q4-2007:US$1=K3,811.6
Q4-2006:US$1=K3,983 

Total debt (stock)

   
7,955.6
7,045.0
 

  Official debt (stock)

   
4,217.4
2,727.5
 

    Multilateral

   
2,699.8
1,590.4
 

    Bilateral

   
1,093.1
891.6
 

  Private debt, incl. parastatals (stock)

   
3,738.2
4,317.5
 
 

Exchange rate

Kwacha
M
January 2008
January 2007
 

Kw/US$ - Monthly average

   
3,792.8
4,221.1
 
 
M - Monthly    Q - Quarterly