Central government expense in Zambia
Central government expense in Zambia was equal to 25.1% of GDP in 2021.
Zambia, 2021
25.1%
Change from 2020
−0.2percentage points
World, 2021
31.7%
Position in 2021
72nd of 125
Central government expense in Zambia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 25.4% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 14.5%, the figure has changed by +10.6 percentage points.
- Among the 125 countries with data for 2021, Zambia has the 72nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 31.7%.