CPIA debt policy rating in Zambia
Zambia: CPIA debt policy rating was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA debt policy rating in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia debt policy rating in Zambia stood at 3 1=low to 6=high.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia debt policy rating in Zambia peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2020.
Zambia ranks 42nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA debt policy rating in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 42 Angola 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Cape Verde 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Central African Republic 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Dominica 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Gambia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Ghana 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Kenya 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Liberia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Micronesia, Federated States of 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Mongolia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Myanmar 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Sierra Leone 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Tajikistan 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Tonga 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Vanuatu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Zambia
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0469 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -7.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 349.67 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia debt policy rating in Zambia?
- Cpia debt policy rating in Zambia was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia debt policy rating recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2014.
- What is the lowest cpia debt policy rating recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for cpia debt policy rating?
- Zambia ranks 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia debt policy rating rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Debt Policy and Management criterion assesses whether the country’s debt management strategy is conducive to ensure medium-term debt sustainability and minimize budgetary risks. The criterion covers: (a) the extent to which external and domestic debt is contracted with a view to achieving/maintaining debt sustainability; and (b) the effectiveness of debt management functions (including the degree of coordination between debt management and other macroeconomic policies, the effectiveness of the debt management unit, and the existence of a debt management strategy and of a legal framework for borrowing).