Zambia — Central government expenditure
millions of ZMW · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.
For Zambia, the central government expenditure reading stood at 168.63B ZMW in 2025. Against 145.90B ZMW in 2024, the period change was +15.6%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 23.2% in 2025.
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Latest observations
2010–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 168.63B ZMW |
| 2024 | 145.90B ZMW |
| 2023 | 126.32B ZMW |
| 2022 | 114.78B ZMW |
| 2021 | 111.19B ZMW |
11 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2020 | 84.42B ZMW |
| 2019 | 65.97B ZMW |
| 2018 | 55.34B ZMW |
| 2017 | 51.52B ZMW |
| 2016 | 48.42B ZMW |
| 2015 | 42.61B ZMW |
| 2014 | 33.84B ZMW |
| 2013 | 27.02B ZMW |
| 2012 | 21.70B ZMW |
| 2011 | 16.53B ZMW |
| 2010 | 14.26B ZMW |