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Zambia — General government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 56 observations

About this series

General government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest general government debt reading for Zambia was 86% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 125.2% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −39.2 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 100.3% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2014–2025

PeriodValue
202586 % of GDP
2024125.2 % of GDP
2023129.1 % of GDP
202299.5 % of GDP
2021111 % of GDP
7 earlier values, back to 2014
2020140 % of GDP
2019103.3 % of GDP
201881.2 % of GDP
201766.6 % of GDP
201661.2 % of GDP
201561.9 % of GDP
201433.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.