Goods and services expense in Zambia
Zambia: Goods and services expense was 25.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Zambia, 1998–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Zambia is 25.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 47.9% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Zambia peaked at 39.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2019.
That places Zambia 29th out of 154 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.1% | — |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | -42.0% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +63.2% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +40.1% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -34.1% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | +47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 28.3% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 17.2% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 14.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 17.1% | 25.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 26 Marshall Islands 25.9% compare
- 27 Uganda 25.6% compare
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 25.4% compare
- 30 Ecuador 24.6% compare
- 31 Niger 24.1%
- 32 Papua New Guinea 23.1% 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 goods and services expense in Zambia?
- Goods and services expense in Zambia was 25.4% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for goods and services expense?
- Zambia ranks 29th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.