Zambia Public Consumption: % of GDP
Key information about Zambia Public Consumption: % of GDP
- Zambia Public Consumption accounted for 14.8 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2015, compared with a share of 14.5 % in the previous year.
- Zambia Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated yearly, available from Dec 2010 to Dec 2015, with an average number of 11.9 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 14.8 % in Dec 2015 and a record low of 9.4 % in Dec 2010.
'1. CEIC calculates Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from annual Nominal final public consumption and annual Nominal GDP. Zambia Statistics Agency provides Nominal final public consumption and Nominal GDP in local currency.
Related information about Zambia Public Consumption: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, Zambia GDP expanded 3.3 % YoY in Sep 2017.
- Zambia Nominal GDP reached 28.2 USD bn in Dec 2023.
- Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 9.3 % in Dec 2023.
- Zambia GDP Per Capita reached 1,375.3 USD in Dec 2015.
- Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 34.5 % in Dec 2015.
- For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 42.8 % in Dec 2015.
- Private Consumption accounted for 50.7 % in Dec 2015.
View Zambia's Public Consumption: % of GDP from 2010 to 2015 in the chart:
What was Zambia's Public Consumption: % of GDP in 2015?
Zambia Public Consumption accounted for 14.8 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2015, compared with a share of 14.5 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.8 2015 | 14.5 2014 | 9.4 2010 | 14.8 2015 | % | yearly | 2010 - 2015 |
Public Consumption: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 12.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 18.1 2024 | yearly | 1950 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 15.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 10.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 24.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 22.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 13.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 14.1 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.8 2025 | yearly | 1973 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 16.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 23.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 21.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 30.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 18.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 22.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 23.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 6.0 2022 | yearly | 1993 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 20.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 15.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 16.6 2024 | yearly | 1952 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 14.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 19.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 17.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 18.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 22.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 13.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 20.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 20.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 24.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 24.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 13.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 22.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 4.9 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 16.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 12.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 19.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 25.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| India (%) | 9.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 7.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 9.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 9.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 24.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 16.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.9 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 19.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 15.3 2023 | yearly | 1963 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 12.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 11.2 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 17.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 15.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 24.6 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 17.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 14.0 2016 | yearly | 2000 - 2016 |
| Latvia (%) | 20.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 4.1 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 17.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 19.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 11.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 15.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 19.0 2023 | yearly | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 11.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 16.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 13.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 11.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 14.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 13.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 17.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 18.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 18.4 2024 | yearly | 1963 - 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 7.3 2025 | yearly | 1975 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 26.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 22.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.6 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 23.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 18.7 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 9.3 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 17.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 13.2 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 11.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 12.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 15.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 20.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 15.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 13.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2022 |
| Romania (%) | 16.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 20.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 21.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 18.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 10.6 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 20.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 20.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 18.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 17.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 7.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 16.6 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden (%) | 26.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 12.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (%) | 2.7 2022 | yearly | 1963 - 2022 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,282.760 Oct 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Oct 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 5,565.964 Nov 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Nov 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 40.9 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) | 365.988 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) | 791.787 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) | 349.147 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.533 2028 | yearly | 2000 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 28.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,237.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -10.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,102.805 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 990.841 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,147.460 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,209.6 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -9.6 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 231,680.704 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 129,125.506 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 7.236 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 41.521 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 140.207 Nov 2025 | monthly | Nov 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 209.298 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 89.425 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 69.648 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 168.638 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 107.241 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -32.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 17.0 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.0 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 221.8 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.2 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -56.778 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.3 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -7.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -49.528 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 23,436.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 84.2 2023 | yearly | 2011 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 1.662 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -29,230.347 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 148.499 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 3,238.047 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 8,447.313 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 11.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 26.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,224.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 9,283.172 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 9.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 7,425.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 12.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 4,247.569 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 28.11 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 12.97 2024 | yearly | 1965 - 2024 |
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