Revenue, excluding grants in Zambia
Zambia: Revenue, excluding grants was 23.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Zambia is 23.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Zambia peaked at 23.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2009.
That places Zambia 91st out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.4% | — |
| 1991 | 19.0% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 16.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.2% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.6% | 23.4% | 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 21.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 12.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 14,920 current LCU per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -7.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 720.69 current US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 19.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Zambia?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Zambia was 23.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2009.
- How does Zambia rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Zambia ranks 91st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.