Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 5.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.4%
Change on year
down 19.2%
World rank
14th
of 205 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 2011
All-time low
1.4%
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 5.4% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Zambia peaked at 11.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 14th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.4% | — |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +67.6% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -47.7% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -37.7% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +120.9% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +43.3% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -19.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 5.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 5.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.4% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 6.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Zambia?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Zambia was 5.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Zambia ranks 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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