CPIA economic management cluster average in Zambia
Zambia: CPIA economic management cluster average was 3.17 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA economic management cluster average in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia economic management cluster average in Zambia stood at 3.17 1=low to 6=high.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia economic management cluster average in Zambia peaked at 3.7 1=low to 6=high in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2020.
That places Zambia 47th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.57 1=low to 6=high | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3.7 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 47 Burundi 3.17 1=low to 6=high compare
- 47 Lesotho 3.17 1=low to 6=high compare
- 47 Mongolia 3.17 1=low to 6=high compare
- 47 Niger 3.17 1=low to 6=high compare
- 47 Pakistan 3.17 1=low to 6=high compare
- 47 Solomon Islands 3.17 1=low to 6=high compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.17 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Zambia
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 18.8% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 35.1% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 31.8% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 5.2% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -3.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 28.3% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 25.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 26.5% (2021)
- Other taxes 2.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia economic management cluster average in Zambia?
- Cpia economic management cluster average in Zambia was 3.17 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia economic management cluster average recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 1=low to 6=high in 2008.
- What is the lowest cpia economic management cluster average recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for cpia economic management cluster average?
- Zambia ranks 47th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia economic management cluster average rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Economic Management cluster includes monetary and exchange rate policies, fiscal policy, and debt policy.