CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Zambia
Zambia: CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 85 countries
All-time high
4 1=low to 6=high
in 2022
All-time low
3 1=low to 6=high
in 2019
Years of data
21
2005–2025
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Zambia stood at 4 1=low to 6=high. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Zambia peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3 1=low to 6=high, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 13th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 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 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4 1=low to 6=high is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4 1=low to 6=high is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.45 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 13 Azerbaijan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Benin 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Bolivia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Cambodia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Chad 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Fiji 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 India 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Kenya 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Kiribati 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Malawi 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Mali 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Mongolia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Niger 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Senegal 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Uganda 4 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Zambia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia equity of public resource use rating in Zambia?
- Cpia equity of public resource use rating in Zambia was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2022.
- What is the lowest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for cpia equity of public resource use rating?
- Zambia ranks 13th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia equity of public resource use rating rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.