Zambia — Government consumption
millions of ZMW · 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 ZMW in 2024. Against 74.21B ZMW in 2023, the period change was +13.1%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 51.31B ZMW. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 12.7% in 2024.
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Latest observations
2011–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.94B ZMW |
| 2023 | 74.21B ZMW |
| 2022 | 71.39B ZMW |
| 2021 | 51.01B ZMW |
| 2020 | 48.88B ZMW |
9 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2019 | 53.13B ZMW |
| 2018 | 34.97B ZMW |
| 2017 | 33.79B ZMW |
| 2016 | 34.73B ZMW |
| 2015 | 27.10B ZMW |
| 2014 | 24.26B ZMW |
| 2013 | 18.44B ZMW |
| 2012 | 15.62B ZMW |
| 2011 | 11.68B ZMW |