Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 28.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 28.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia peaked at 33.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2019.
That places Zambia 96th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.7% | — |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +31.1% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -35.0% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +103.9% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -37.1% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 16.4% | 33.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 16.1% | 25.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 18.1% | 28.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia was 28.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Zambia ranks 96th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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