Zambia — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2019 · 70 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Zambia, the central government expenditure reading stood at 25.5% of GDP in 2019. Against 25.5% of GDP in 2018, the period change was 0 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 23.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2006–2019

PeriodValue
201925.5 % of GDP
201825.5 % of GDP
201725.7 % of GDP
201624 % of GDP
201528.1 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2006
201424.6 % of GDP
201323.8 % of GDP
201221.5 % of GDP
201119.5 % of GDP
201018.1 % of GDP
200917.8 % of GDP
200820.2 % of GDP
200719.9 % of GDP
200619.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.