Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Zambia
Zambia: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 189,345 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Zambia stood at 189,345 million SLC. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 379.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Zambia peaked at 189,345 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,676 million SLC, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 88th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,676 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 3,269 million SLC | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 4,755 million SLC | +45.5% |
| 2004 | 5,988 million SLC | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 7,257 million SLC | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 7,729 million SLC | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 9,784 million SLC | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 12,349 million SLC | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 13,873 million SLC | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 16,825 million SLC | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 26,208 million SLC | +55.8% |
| 2012 | 26,178 million SLC | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 31,854 million SLC | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 39,529 million SLC | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 49,005 million SLC | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 51,816 million SLC | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 54,499 million SLC | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 59,536 million SLC | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 87,599 million SLC | +47.1% |
| 2020 | 106,008 million SLC | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 119,914 million SLC | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 173,000 million SLC | +44.3% |
| 2023 | 156,549 million SLC | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 189,345 million SLC | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,520 million SLC | 2,676 million SLC | 13,873 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 44,305 million SLC | 16,825 million SLC | 87,599 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 148,963 million SLC | 106,008 million SLC | 189,345 million SLC | 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 total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Zambia?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Zambia was 189,345 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 189,345 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,676 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Zambia ranks 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 379.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.