Share of voting rights in international organizations in Zambia
Zambia: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of voting rights in international organizations in Zambia is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in Zambia peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Zambia ranks 24th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +48.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 2.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 3.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More social development data for Zambia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 83,225 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 346 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 346 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in Zambia?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in Zambia was 1.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).