Zambia — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Zambia, the central government expenditure reading stood at 23.2% of GDP in 2025. Against 22% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +1.2 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 22.7% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 22 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 22.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 23.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 25.1 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2020 | 25.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 22 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 20.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 20.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 22.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 23.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 20.3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 16.5 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 14.5 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 14.7 % of GDP |