Zambia international reserves
Total reserves
$4.2B
Data for March 2025
1-month change
+1.5%
12-month change
+25.6%
High since 2000
$4.2B
March 2025
Monthly history (IMF)
$4.2 billion
March 2025+46,733.3% vs March 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of March 2025.
- Foreign exchange$1.5B · 34.9%
- SDRs$2.7B · 65.1%
Gold
Zambia does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 192
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
14.6%
Months of imports covered
7.3
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.