Zambia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Zambia, the central government deficit reading was −4.56% of GDP in 2025, compared with −3.46% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −1.1 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −7.69% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.56 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.46 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.48 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -7.82 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -8.13 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2020 | -13.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -9.41 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -8.31 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -7.04 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -8.97 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -12.1 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -9.81 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -6.15 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.83 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -1.78 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -2.43 % of GDP |