Subsidies and other transfers in Zambia
Zambia: Subsidies and other transfers was 12.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Subsidies and other transfers in Zambia, 1998–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2021, subsidies and other transfers in Zambia stood at 12.6%.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Zambia peaked at 25.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 142nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.9% | — |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -82.8% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +452.3% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -57.4% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +86.7% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +36.2% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -43.8% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +50.2% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -57.5% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +40.7% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 3.5% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 9.8% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 139 Belize 14.8% compare
- 140 Timor-Leste 14.1% compare
- 141 Denmark 13.3% compare
- 143 Guinea-Bissau 11.9% compare
- 144 Mozambique 11.9% compare
- 145 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.7% 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 subsidies and other transfers in Zambia?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Zambia was 12.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Zambia ranks 142nd out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.