Zambia — Combined government deficit
millions of LCU · Annual · 1950–2030 · 81 observations
About this series
The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.
The latest combined government deficit reading for Zambia was −38.13B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was −21.99B LCU in 2024; the period change was −16.14B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −5.25% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1950–2030
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Latest observations
2014–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -15.04B LCU |
| 2029 | -15.95B LCU |
| 2028 | -17.13B LCU |
| 2027 | -15.39B LCU |
| 2026 | -30.56B LCU |
12 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2025 | -38.13B LCU |
| 2024 | -21.99B LCU |
| 2023 | -30.54B LCU |
| 2022 | -38.63B LCU |
| 2021 | -35.98B LCU |
| 2020 | -45.79B LCU |
| 2019 | -28.26B LCU |
| 2018 | -22.86B LCU |
| 2017 | -18.47B LCU |
| 2016 | -12.30B LCU |
| 2015 | -16.28B LCU |
| 2014 | -9.08B LCU |