Zambia — Government consumption
millions of LCU · Annual · 1955–2024 · 70 observations
About this series
Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.
For Zambia, the government consumption reading stood at 83.94B LCU in 2024. Against 74.21B LCU in 2023, the period change was +13.1%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 51.31B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 12.7% in 2024.
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- Annual data, 1955–2024
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Latest observations
2011–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.94B LCU |
| 2023 | 74.21B LCU |
| 2022 | 71.39B LCU |
| 2021 | 51.01B LCU |
| 2020 | 48.88B LCU |
9 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2019 | 53.13B LCU |
| 2018 | 34.97B LCU |
| 2017 | 33.79B LCU |
| 2016 | 34.73B LCU |
| 2015 | 27.10B LCU |
| 2014 | 24.26B LCU |
| 2013 | 18.44B LCU |
| 2012 | 15.62B LCU |
| 2011 | 11.68B LCU |