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Zambia — General government expenditure

millions of ZMW · Annual · 1970–2031 · 33 observations

About this series

General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.

For Zambia, the general government expenditure reading stood at 215.67B ZMW in 2025. Against 175.50B ZMW in 2024, the period change was +22.9%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 29.7% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
2031435.97B ZMW
2030375.21B ZMW
2029336.17B ZMW
2028304.68B ZMW
2027271.85B ZMW
5 earlier values, back to 2022
2026244.41B ZMW
2025215.67B ZMW
2024175.50B ZMW
2023152.64B ZMW
2022139.32B ZMW
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.