Zambia Government Debt: % of GDP
Key information about Zambia Government Debt: % of GDP
- Zambia Government debt accounted for 40.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 42.5 % in the previous year.
- Zambia government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2014 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 45.5 % in Dec 2021 and a record low of 13.5 % in Dec 2015.
CEIC calculates annual Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Government Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Finance and National Planning provides Government Debt as the principal amount of domestic debt stock for T-Bills and Bonds in local currency. Zambia Statistics Agency provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Bank of Zambia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.
View Zambia's Government Debt: % of GDP from 2014 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Zambia's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2023?
Zambia Government debt accounted for 40.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 42.5 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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40.9 2023 | 42.5 2022 | 13.5 2015 | 45.5 2021 | % | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 52.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Algeria (%) | 48.9 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
Argentina (%) | 80.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Mar 2023 |
Armenia (%) | 48.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2024 |
Australia (%) | 38.0 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Austria (%) | 83.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 16.8 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
Bahrain (%) | 90.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Bangladesh (%) | 26.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
Belarus (%) | 35.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
Belgium (%) | 106.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Mar 2024 |
Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 19.1 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
Botswana (%) | 17.3 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Jun 2023 |
Brazil (%) | 77.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
Bulgaria (%) | 22.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Cambodia (%) | 25.3 2022 | yearly | 2013 - 2022 |
Canada (%) | 68.6 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
Chile (%) | 44.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
China (%) | 25.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
Colombia (%) | 62.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2024 |
Croatia (%) | 59.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Cyprus (%) | 69.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Czech Republic (%) | 43.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Denmark (%) | 33.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Ecuador (%) | 67.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
Estonia (%) | 24.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
European Union (%) | 81.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Finland (%) | 81.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
France (%) | 110.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Georgia (%) | 37.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
Germany (%) | 62.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Ghana (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
Greece (%) | 160.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2024 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 49.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
Hungary (%) | 76.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2024 |
Iceland (%) | 64.2 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
India (%) | 58.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
Indonesia (%) | 38.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Sep 2024 |
Iran (%) | 7.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Ireland (%) | 42.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Israel (%) | 60.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Italy (%) | 138.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
Japan (%) | 217.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Jordan (%) | 91.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 21.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Kenya (%) | 67.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
South Korea (%) | 45.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2024 |
Kosovo (%) | 19.9 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
Kuwait (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 41.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
Latvia (%) | 46.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Lebanon (%) | 150.6 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
Lithuania (%) | 38.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Luxembourg (%) | 26.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
North Macedonia (%) | 50.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
Malaysia (%) | 65.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Malta (%) | 45.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Mauritius (%) | 69.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2023 |
Mexico (%) | 47.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
Moldova (%) | 34.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Mongolia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2021 |
Montenegro (%) | 59.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Morocco (%) | 71.5 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
Nepal (%) | 39.9 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Netherlands (%) | 43.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2024 |
New Zealand (%) | 44.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
Nigeria (%) | 52.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Norway (%) | 44.5 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Oman (%) | 37.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Pakistan (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 116.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Panama (%) | 61.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Paraguay (%) | 36.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2024 |
Peru (%) | 32.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
Philippines (%) | 61.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
Poland (%) | 52.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2024 |
Portugal (%) | 97.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
Romania (%) | 53.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2024 |
Russia (%) | 14.6 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Mar 2024 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 28.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Sep 2024 |
Serbia (%) | 47.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Sep 2024 |
Singapore (%) | 173.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
Slovakia (%) | 60.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2024 |
Slovenia (%) | 66.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
South Africa (%) | 75.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Sep 2024 |
Spain (%) | 104.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 96.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
Sweden (%) | 32.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
Switzerland (%) | 23.3 2028 | yearly | 1990 - 2028 |
Taiwan (%) | 29.0 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
Tajikistan (%) | 36.3 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
Thailand (%) | 55.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
Tunisia (%) | 83.0 2023 | yearly | 2016 - 2023 |
Turkey (%) | 25.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
Ukraine (%) | 79.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -694.117 Oct 2024 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Oct 2024 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 4,003.280 Oct 2024 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Oct 2024 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 40.9 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) | 308.498 2029 | yearly | 2000 - 2029 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) | 724.700 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) | 285.228 2029 | yearly | 2000 - 2029 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.533 2028 | yearly | 2000 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | 39.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,151.5 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | 71.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 6,891.800 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,322.180 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 3,782.765 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,112.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 60.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 206,384.748 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 88,866.355 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 6.815 Jan 2022 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2022 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 24.505 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Sep 2024 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 205.861 Nov 2024 | monthly | Nov 1998 - Nov 2024 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 215.700 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Nov 2024 |
Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 107.241 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Import Value Index (2015=100) | 89.425 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Export Value Index (2015=100) | 168.638 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 69.648 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -5.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 219.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.0 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 58.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | -3.9 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -87.272 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.3 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -0.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -87.173 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 23,148.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 84.2 2023 | yearly | 2011 - 2023 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 2.969 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -28,516.183 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 4.8 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2024 |
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 142.094 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2024 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 2,408.881 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Oct 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 6,408.189 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Oct 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | 23.5 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 26.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 4,133.3 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.4 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 7,691.805 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 28.8 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 5,449.6 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2024 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 13.2 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Oct 2024 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,979.745 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 23.48 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 12.78 2023 | yearly | 1965 - 2023 |
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