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
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 25.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 25.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 25.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 28.1 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2006
| 2014 | 24.6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 23.8 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 21.5 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 19.5 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 18.1 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 17.8 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 20.2 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 19.9 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 19.9 % of GDP |