CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Zambia
Zambia: CPIA equity of public resource use rating was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 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% |
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, Plurinational State of 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
- 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 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.