Gross public investment in Zambia
Zambia: Gross public investment was 5.4% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Zambia, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross public investment in Zambia is 5.4%, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 68.4% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Zambia peaked at 11.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 39th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.2% | — |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +108.9% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -41.3% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +68.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 4.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 3.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 191.88 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -12.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 150.51 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Zambia?
- Gross public investment in Zambia was 5.4% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for gross public investment?
- Zambia ranks 39th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ 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 measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.