Public Sector in Zambia
79 indicators covering public sector for Zambia.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | down 93.3% | 157th |
| Tax revenue | 18.8% | 2024 | up 19.5% | 58th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 35.1% | 2024 | up 1.5% | 27th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 31.8% | 2024 | down 25.4% | 73rd |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 5.2% | 2024 | up 26.3% | 36th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -3.2% | 2024 | up 43.8% | 95th |
| Interest payments | 28.3% | 2024 | up 83.3% | 8th |
| Grants and other revenue | 25.3% | 2024 | up 60.0% | 54th |
| Interest payments | 26.5% | 2021 | up 312.2% | 4th |
| Other taxes | 2.5% | 2024 | up 154.0% | 36th |
| Compensation of employees | 28.0% | 2021 | down 33.5% | 67th |
| Goods and services expense | 25.4% | 2021 | down 35.6% | 29th |
| Taxes on international trade | 5.3% | 2024 | down 10.8% | 67th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 12.6% | 2021 | up 16.8% | 142nd |
| Military expenditure | 1.3% | 2024 | down 18.4% | 100th |
| Military expenditure | 349.67 million current USD | 2024 | down 21.2% | 118th |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 16,000 | 2020 | down 3.0% | 113th |
| Tax revenue | 124.67 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 373.5% | 88th |
| Revenue, excluding grants | 154.97 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 423.0% | 87th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 53.08 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 297.9% | 90th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 58.64 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 441.6% | 84th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 47.0% | 2024 | up 14.4% | 41st |
| Armed forces personnel | 0.2% | 2020 | down 34.6% | 153rd |
| Compensation of employees | 53.95 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 251.1% | 81st |
| Interest payments | 47.29 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 878.3% | 67th |
| Expense | 111.19 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 572.7% | 94th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 34.52 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 400.7% | 78th |
| Goods and services expense | 23.67 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 222.4% | 82nd |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -21.06 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 122.8% | 85th |
| Other expense | 7.6% | 2021 | up 453.4% | 62nd |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score | 90 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 80.0% | 61st |
| Intentional homicides | 5.2 per 100,000 people | 2015 | down 2.4% | 59th |
| Grants and other revenue | 42.28 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 753.9% | 81st |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score | 76.03 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 23.8% | 90th |
| Military expenditure | 9.13 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 234.6% | 105th |
| Other taxes | 4.10 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 1,255.7% | 64th |
| Taxes on international trade | 8.86 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 376.1% | 72nd |
| Taxes on goods and services | 8.7% | 2024 | down 6.1% | 92nd |
| Customs and other import duties | 8.49 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 357.0% | 70th |
| Customs and other import duties | 6.8% | 2024 | down 3.5% | 72nd |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 27.81 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 350.7% | 98th |
| Social contributions | 0.0% | 2002 | down 15.3% | 112th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 0.8% | 2024 | down 88.1% | 109th |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 15.0% | 2025 | up 18.3% | 150th |
| Other expense | 785.20 million current LCU | 2024 | up 528.7% | 128th |
| Military expenditure | 4.7% | 2024 | down 29.3% | 88th |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste | 9,300 number of cases | 2023 | up 69.1% | 71st |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score | 42.28 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.2% | 140th |
| Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved b | 111.2% | 2024 | up 18.4% | 24th |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | -0.3% | 2024 | down 123.0% | 108th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure | 50 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 25.0% | 137th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score | 64.17 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 14.1% | 118th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score | 62.53 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 58.3% | 141st |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 5.27 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 53.0% | 88th |
| Social contributions | 5,150 current LCU | 2002 | up 1,616.7% | 112th |
| CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 14.3% | 35th |
| CPIA business regulatory environment rating | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 11th |
| CPIA debt policy rating | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 14.3% | 42nd |
| CPIA economic management cluster average | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 5.6% | 47th |
| CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 14.3% | 44th |