And $100 in Zambia buys what $332 buys in the United States. Prices across the United States' economy average 332% of Zambia's, so a dollar goes 3.3 times as far in Zambia.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
United States
Zambia
Economy
Population
341.8 million
21.9 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$30.8 trillion
$28.9 billion
GDP per personUS dollars
$90,027
$1,318
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$90,027
$4,379
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
100%
30%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.00 in the US
$3.32 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
$1.68 a day2022 survey · $613 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
United States
Zambia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$30.8 trillion
$96.0 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
1.000U.S. dollar
7.561New Zambian kwacha
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$88,810
$1,200
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$89,490
$3,990
World Bank income groups: United States, high income; Zambia, lower middle income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.