Expense in Zambia
Zambia: Expense was 25.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expense in Zambia, 1998–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, expense in Zambia stood at 25.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Zambia peaked at 25.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2001.
That places Zambia 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.0% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.1% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 14.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.1% | 25.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 25.13 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 16.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 673.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 25.61 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -64.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 30,170 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,200 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 661.15 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Zambia?
- Expense in Zambia was 25.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for expense?
- Zambia ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.