Expense in Zambia
Zambia: Expense was 25.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expense in Zambia, 1998–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, expense in Zambia stood at 25.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Zambia peaked at 25.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2001.
That places Zambia 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Expense in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.6% | — |
| 1999 | 16.0% | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.0% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.1% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 14.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.1% | 25.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 31,945 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.9945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,311 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 5.82 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Zambia?
- Expense in Zambia was 25.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for expense?
- Zambia ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.