Zambia — Combined government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 55 observations
About this series
Combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The combined government debt reading for Zambia was 114.9% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 129.1% of GDP in 2023; the period change was −14.1 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 96.9% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2014–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 114.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 129.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 99.5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 111 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 140 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2019 | 103.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 81.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 66.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 61.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 61.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 33.9 % of GDP |