Zambia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2019 · 70 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 −6.3% of GDP in 2019, compared with −6.74% of GDP in 2018. The period change was +0.45 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −5.42% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2006–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -6.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -6.74 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -7.17 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -5.78 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -9.34 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2006
| 2014 | -5.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -6.15 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.83 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -1.78 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -2.43 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -2.06 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -1.84 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -1.04 % of GDP |
| 2006 | -1.41 % of GDP |