GDFI - central government in Zambia
Zambia: GDFI - central government was 5.09 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
GDFI - central government in Zambia, 1994–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 5.09 trillion current LCU for gdfi - central government in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 102.4% on the previous year and up 226.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdfi - central government in Zambia peaked at 5.09 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 89.17 billion current LCU, in 1994.
That places Zambia 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 371.67 billion current LCU | 89.17 billion current LCU | 790.00 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.89 trillion current LCU | 1.01 trillion current LCU | 2.33 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.80 trillion current LCU | 2.51 trillion current LCU | 5.09 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 2 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.35 trillion current LCU compare
- 3 Guinea 1.44 trillion current LCU compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 1.35 trillion current LCU compare
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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -18.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 1,169 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.033 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 30.28 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 22.11 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0452 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdfi - central government in Zambia?
- Gdfi - central government in Zambia was 5.09 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gdfi - central government recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest gdfi - central government recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.17 billion current LCU in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for gdfi - central government?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gdfi - central government rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - central government (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central government’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets, by central government. Data are in current local currency.