Zambia's debt / gdp fell from 244.4 % in 1990 to 71.4 % in 2021.
Zambia · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 14 with data
Zambia's gross debt / gdp fell from 261.0 % in 2000 to 86.0 % in 2025.
Zambia's interest payments (% of revenue) rose from 7.1 % in 1990 to 28.3 % in 2024.
Zambia's external debt stocks (% of gni) fell from 195.2 % in 1995 to 114.2 % in 2024.
Zambia's fiscal balance fell from 1.2 % in 2000 to -3.8 % in 2025.
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- Central gov. revenueup +2.7 pts59th of 89
- Central gov. expensedown −0.2 pts72nd of 125*
- Gov. revenueup +2.8 pts50th of 97
- Gov. expenditureup +3.2 pts49th of 97
- Tax revenueup +1.6 pts55th of 91
- Military spendingdown −0.0 pts88th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)down −7.3 %109th of 151
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- Health spendingup +0.8 pts104th of 192
- Education spendingup +0.4 pts51st of 121
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