Current budget balance, including grants in Zambia
Zambia: Current budget balance, including grants was 2.42 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current budget balance, including grants in Zambia, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 2.42 trillion current LCU for current budget balance, including grants in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,629.9% on the previous year and up 6,071.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Zambia peaked at 8.00 trillion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -175.12 billion current LCU, in 1994.
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.
Current budget balance, including grants in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -796.50 million current LCU | — |
| 1986 | -2.89 billion current LCU | +263.2% |
| 1987 | -1.58 billion current LCU | -45.4% |
| 1988 | -2.82 billion current LCU | +78.5% |
| 1989 | -2.43 billion current LCU | -13.7% |
| 1990 | -7.28 billion current LCU | +199.4% |
| 1991 | -23.08 billion current LCU | +217.0% |
| 1992 | -50.54 billion current LCU | +119.0% |
| 1993 | -154.30 billion current LCU | +205.3% |
| 1994 | -175.12 billion current LCU | +13.5% |
| 1995 | -131.00 billion current LCU | -25.2% |
| 1996 | 82.70 billion current LCU | -163.1% |
| 1997 | 118.99 billion current LCU | +43.9% |
| 1998 | -30.00 billion current LCU | -125.2% |
| 1999 | 73.00 billion current LCU | -343.3% |
| 2000 | 653.00 billion current LCU | +794.5% |
| 2001 | 39.18 billion current LCU | -94.0% |
| 2002 | 69.28 billion current LCU | +76.8% |
| 2003 | -93.28 billion current LCU | -234.7% |
| 2004 | 344.47 billion current LCU | -469.3% |
| 2005 | 103.26 billion current LCU | -70.0% |
| 2006 | 8.00 trillion current LCU | +7647.3% |
| 2007 | 561.21 billion current LCU | -93.0% |
| 2008 | 264.89 billion current LCU | -52.8% |
| 2009 | -26.61 billion current LCU | -110.0% |
| 2010 | -158.05 billion current LCU | +493.9% |
| 2011 | 2.42 trillion current LCU | -1629.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2.42 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.42 billion current LCU, 57.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2.42 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU, 43.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current budget balance, including grants in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +7647.3% | 103.26 billion current LCU | 8.00 trillion current LCU |
| 2011 | +1629.9% | -158.05 billion current LCU | 2.42 trillion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.10 billion current LCU | -2.89 billion current LCU | -796.50 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | -29.66 billion current LCU | -175.12 billion current LCU | 118.99 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 991.51 billion current LCU | -93.28 billion current LCU | 8.00 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 trillion current LCU | -158.05 billion current LCU | 2.42 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 current budget balance, including grants in Zambia?
- Current budget balance, including grants in Zambia was 2.42 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.00 trillion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -175.12 billion current LCU in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for current budget balance, including grants?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,071.9%. 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 Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.