Budgetary investment in Zambia
Zambia: Budgetary investment was 5.09 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
5.09 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 102.4%
World rank
2nd
of 51 countries
All-time high
5.09 trillion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
7.06 billion current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
22
1990–2011
Budgetary investment in Zambia, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 5.09 trillion current LCU for budgetary investment in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 102.4% on the previous year and up 226.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Zambia peaked at 5.09 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.06 billion current LCU, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Budgetary investment in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.06 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 11.76 billion current LCU | +66.5% |
| 1992 | 21.42 billion current LCU | +82.3% |
| 1993 | 46.89 billion current LCU | +118.9% |
| 1994 | 89.17 billion current LCU | +90.2% |
| 1995 | 154.26 billion current LCU | +73.0% |
| 1996 | 239.00 billion current LCU | +54.9% |
| 1997 | 277.57 billion current LCU | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 680.00 billion current LCU | +145.0% |
| 1999 | 789.00 billion current LCU | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 trillion current LCU | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 1.56 trillion current LCU | +54.3% |
| 2002 | 1.93 trillion current LCU | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 2.33 trillion current LCU | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 2.27 trillion current LCU | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.27 trillion current LCU | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.60 trillion current LCU | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 1.84 trillion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 1.89 trillion current LCU | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.22 trillion current LCU | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 2.51 trillion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 5.09 trillion current LCU | +102.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 5.09 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.73 billion current LCU, 85.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 5.09 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.07 billion current LCU, 126.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 231.61 billion current LCU | 7.06 billion current LCU | 789.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 trillion current LCU | 1.01 trillion current LCU | 2.33 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.80 trillion current LCU | 2.51 trillion current LCU | 5.09 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Mozambique 49.63 trillion current LCU compare
- 3 Uganda 2.66 trillion current LCU compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 1.27 trillion current LCU compare
- 5 Algeria 1.02 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Zambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 367.3 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is budgetary investment in Zambia?
- Budgetary investment in Zambia was 5.09 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 billion current LCU in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for budgetary investment?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.