Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Zambia
Zambia: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 17.24 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Zambia, 2012–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 17.24 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Zambia peaked at 17.24 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.03 Percentage of GDP, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 90th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.73 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 14.15 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 15.28 Percentage of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 14.29 Percentage of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 13.03 Percentage of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 14.89 Percentage of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 16.17 Percentage of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 16.22 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.71 Percentage of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 16.15 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 16.16 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 16.65 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 17.24 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.84 Percentage of GDP | 13.03 Percentage of GDP | 16.22 Percentage of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.38 Percentage of GDP | 15.71 Percentage of GDP | 17.24 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 13.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 751.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,886 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Zambia?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Zambia was 17.24 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.24 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.03 Percentage of GDP in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Zambia ranks 90th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.