Zambia — Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1990–2024 · 34 observations
About this series
Central government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government tax revenue reading for Zambia was 18.8% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 17.3% of GDP in 2023; the period change was +1.56 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 16.2% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2015–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.8 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 16.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 16.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 16.4 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2019 | 16.7 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 16.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 15.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 14.4 % of GDP |